10 great inventions and products from LCD to the boiled sweet... 1) The boiled sweet: Enjoyed by millions of people the world over, the humble sugary treat was born right here in Hull. Sweet manufacturer Needlers, founded in the city in the 19th century, was the first to produce the confectionery, which can now be found on the shelves of stores all over the globe. Needlers produced boiled sweets and hundreds of other forms of confectionery, before the company was sold in 1986. 2) Dettol: Dettol was launched in 1932 by Hull firm Reckitt & Sons (now RB). It was first used in hospitals 80 years ago for cleaning and disinfecting skin during surgical procedures. Dettol was also used to protect mothers from illness after childbirth. Ever since, Dettol liquid has been trusted around the world to help clean wounds caused by cuts, bites, grazes, insect stings and to help parents protect their families from germs. 3) Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): LCD technology was honed by Professor George Gray at the University of Hull some 40 years ago. It has gone on to be an integral part of everything from smartphones to flat-screen televisions. Now, Professor Gray even has a Hull Train 4) The Venn diagram: The Venn diagram was invented by John Venn, who was born in Hull in 1834. It was first introduced in 1880 to represent mathematical or logical sets as overlapping circles or curves. The University of Hull has paid tribute to Venn by naming a building after him. 5) Association football: The first rules for Association Football to be written down and adopted by the FA were devised by Ebenezer Cobb Morley, who was born in Hull and lived at 10 Garden Square, Princess Street, Hull, until he was 22. In 1863 he wrote to Bell's Life newspaper proposing a governing body for the sport, which led to the first meeting that created the FA. He was its first secretary (1863-1866) and second president (1867-1874) and drafted the first laws at his home in Barnes, London. 6) Frozen Yorkshire puddings: Aunt Bessie's made the first mass-produced frozen Yorkshire puddings for Butlins holiday camps in 1974. Part of the William Jackson Food Group, it now produces more than 20 million Yorkshire puddings a week. 7) Lorenzo's Oil: East Yorkshire firm Croda shot to international recognition after it was responsible for the development of Lorenzo's Oil during the 1980s. The parents of Lorenzo Odone, a five-year-old boy from Virginia in the United States, contacted Croda scientist Don Suddaby in desperation after their son was diagnosed with the terminal disease adrenoleukodystrophy, an illness that attacks the brain by killing off protective tissues. Mr Suddaby developed Lorenzo's Oil, which was found to help children live longer and delay the onset of symptoms. The story was made into a Hollywood film starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon. 8) Ready-meal packaging: Millions of people pop open the top to a ready-meal package, pierce the plastic and wait for the pings, and that plastic is manufactured here in Hull. Nippon Gohsei (UK) produces the product Soarnol, which is commonly used as a protective barrier layer in packaging for products such as ketchup bottles, baby food jars and ready meals. The company started making it at Saltend in 2004. 9) The Bounty: It is a tale of a tragic, romantic hero battling an evil tyrant to be with the woman he loves and then sailing into the sunset knowing he can never return home to Britain. At least that is how Hollywood sees the Mutiny on the Bounty. But the real-life story behind three blockbuster movies began in Hull, when a ship called the Bethia was built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard down High Street. A few years later, the Royal Navy bought the Bethia, renamed it Bounty and ordered Captain William Bligh to sail it half-way around the world to Tahiti. On the voyage home, an officer called Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Bligh and cast him adrift in an open boat. Pursued by a vengeful Navy, Christian and his fellow mutineers settled on Pitcairn Island, while Bligh completed a near-miraculous 3,500-nautical miles voyage back to civilisation. A legend was born and it began here in Hull. 10) Osteoporosis breakthrough: The bone-density scanner, now widely used to detect osteoporosis, was developed at the University of Hull. Professor Chris Langton developed an early detection system for osteoporosis using ultrasonic waves in the 1980s after discovering his grandma needed a hip replacement. His research and subsequent scanner has revolutionised the detection of osteoporosis and is used in hospitals throughout the world. The sounds are inaudible to the human ear but can be reflected off bodies to reveal the structure and strength of bones in people who suffer from osteoporosis. His scanner was listed in Eureka UK's list of "100 discoveries and developments in UK universities that have changed the world". http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull...tory-26096090-detail/story.html#ixzz3TDkrVUAc
I believe there was another boiled sweet manufacture in the city down Wheeler St, Bluebird? I seem to remember such a place when still at school. The LCD thing as another British missed opportunity I think the Japs took the concept and the rest as they say is history. For a short time we also had the longest single span bridge in the world on our doorstep although that accolade has long been superseded. I'm a bit rusty on this next claim that Hull City where the first team to be involved in a penalty shoot out and the use of substitutes during a game, and before anyone tells me I know these things are not 'made' in Hull but just have a Hull connection. I just hope that all this information is going to be shown prominently during the City of Culture thing, I just wished something was happening in relation to this occasion all is ominously quite except for a few pretty pictures in the Mail of what might be happening, anyone got an update?
First penalty shootout - Watney Cup vs Manure. Ian McKechnie became the first keeper to score a penalty and save one if memory serves me right.
He certainly did miss - the crossbar was probably rattling a week after he hit it, the ball skimmed the top of it and then flew into the South stand.
I don't see what some of those things have to do with being a city of culture. And, how could Hull City be the first team in a penalty shoot out? Were they playing themselves? As for the first substitute that was Keith Peacock of Charlton Athletic. Of course the Humber Bridge isn't in Hull but in the East Riding so many Hull folk have contempt for.
Even though I was only 16 at the time of the match I was probably a bit of a cynic even then - at the time, I thought everything about the game was too light hearted and jokey, including the penalty shoot-out. The cynic in me says **the first ever penalty shoot-out was planned in advance! **Probably not, but it's good to throw in an occasional conspiracy theory.
Yep, they're similar to the idiots that slag Hull off at any opportunity. Hardly people whose opinions count for much, nor to be dragged up uneccesarily. As PLT said, we're Hull and East Riding.
I was stood on there CC, on the back wall just to the right of the goal (I started in the middle but was ''eased out'' with the rest of my teenage mates) - the '74 fixture was certainly less lighthearted and jokey!
