South Leaders Award Archives - Leaders Award https://leadersaward.com/category/south-leaders-award/ If you could be an engineer, what would you do?® Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:55:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://leadersaward.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-leadersaward_favicon-01-32x32.png South Leaders Award Archives - Leaders Award https://leadersaward.com/category/south-leaders-award/ 32 32 25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: SLINKY & REACHER SHOES https://leadersaward.com/25-days-inventors-slinky-reacher-shoes/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:30:47 +0000 https://leadersaward.com/?p=4066   Slinky Richard James   In 1943, naval engineer Richard James was trying to develop a spring that would support and stabilize sensitive equipment on ships. When one of the...

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]]> 25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: MODERN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR & FRIDGE FOOD SAVER https://leadersaward.com/25-days-inventors-modern-electric-refrigerator-fridge-food-saver/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:30:28 +0000 https://leadersaward.com/?p=4005   Modern Electric Refrigerator by Florence Parpart Florence Parpart invented the modern electric refrigerator in 1914. During 1900, she worked on several research projects and had a chance to patent...

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]]> 25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: TOOTHPASTE & THE TOOTHPASTE SWEET https://leadersaward.com/25-days-inventors-toothpaste-toothpaste-sweet/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:15:19 +0000 https://leadersaward.com/?p=3830   Toothpaste 1873: The first commercially produced, nice-smelling toothpaste was launched by Colgate and sold in a jar. 1892: Dr. Washington Sheffield is the first person to put toothpaste in...

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]]> LEADERS AWARD EXHIBITION IN THE WINCHESTER SCIENCE CENTRE https://leadersaward.com/leaders-award-exhibition-winchester-science-centre/ Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:04:52 +0000 https://leadersaward.com/?p=3324 Be inspired by the Primary Engineer & Secondary Engineer Leaders Award at Winchester Science Centre   Looking for inspiration for the Leaders Award this year?  Take a trip to Winchester...

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]]> South of England Leaders Award https://leadersaward.com/south-of-england-leaders-award/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:18:42 +0000 https://leadersaward.com/?p=1798 The University of Southampton hosted the first South of England Leaders Award at the Design Show at Boldrewood Campus. The exhibition was slightly different compared to other Leaders Award exhibitions,...

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