Oh the Epidural for childbirth was a wonderful intervention too....I had absolutely no pain with an epidural for each of the birthing of my 3 daughters.
My Dad's family came from Scotland in the early 1800. They never made any prestigious list, but I've been told they could make a dang impressive moonshine batch.
@Holly Saunders I didn't want to derail the thread too far or would've posted it. Edinburgh. My maiden name is Chesser and there is a street with that name somewhere in the city limits, maybe where they once homesteaded or something. They ended up in southern Georgia. Their land is now a huge national park called the Okefenokee Swamp. Chesser island is where they homesteaded in the USA. I'm 5th generation in the registry. This is my ancestors original home and is now part of the park. It's thousands of acres of swamps and alligators and quiet stories of how they made all their money during prohibition. (lots nice pictures and youtube vids from tourists online. )
Wow that's quite a story, I like that! I was born and raised on the beautiful west coast..but my mum was born and raised on the East coast..Dundee & Edinburgh and I still have relatives there.. ''
Australia has had less time to be as prolific inventors as the Scots..Nevertheless we have invented many items that have changed the world. These were all in the past 50 years. Wave Piercing Catamaran: In 1983 Incat of Tasmania built an 8.7m prototype of a wave piercing catamaran called Little Devil. It was the world's first high speed stable catamaran. Cochlear Implant: Often referred to as the bionic ear, the cochlear implant which replaces the work of the damaged inner ear, was invented by Professor Graeme Clark at the University of Melbourne. CPAP Masks: CPAP machines, a common treatment for sleep apnoea today were invented by Dr. Colin Sullivan in 1980. By 2014 more than a million people were using in-home CPAP systems. Technegas:Technegas is a radioactively labelled inhalant used in nuclear medicine to detect life threatening pulmonary embolisms. It was invented by Dr. Richard Fawdrey and Dr. Bill Burch in 1985. Multifocal Contact Lenses: Queensland's optical scientist Stephen Newman invented multifocal contact lenses in 1992. Spray on Skin: Professor Fiona Wood, a burns specialist at Perth Hospital, along with scientist Marie stoner invented spray on skin in 1993. They were awarded the Clunies Ross Award for their contribution to medical science. Cervical Cancer Vaccine: In 2006 Professor Ian Frazer developed the first vaccine to prevent a cancer. The vaccine marketed as Gardasil and Cervarix, prevents cervical cancer. Racecam: Network Seven engineer Geoff Healey developed Racecam in 1979. The car mounted camera had its debut at the Bathurst 1000 motor race. Winged Keel: There could be no more infamous an invention than Ben Lexcen's winged keel which debuted on the yacht Australia II in the 1983 race for the America's Cup and was kept secret until America's 132 year hold on the cup was broken. Dual Flush Toilet: The water saving dual flush toilet was invented by Caroma in 1981. Polymer Bank Notes: Another CSIRO triumph was the invention in 1988 of the polymer (plastic) bank note which made our currency hard to counterfeit and prolonged its useful life, so saving money in the production of money. Wi-Fi: The true breakthrough for Wi-Fi was the development in 1992 of the wireless LAN (Local area Network) by a CSIRO team of radio astronomers. 39. Wi-Fi: The true breakthrough for Wi-Fi was the development in 1992 of the wireless LAN (Local area Network) by a CSIRO team of radio astronomers. Anti-Hacking Software Kernel: In 2011 an operating system kernel that could distinguish between trusted and untrusted software was developed by NICTA to prevent hackers from accessing computer systems. Qantum Bit: A team of Australian scientists developed the world's first quantum bit or qubit in 2012. A qubit can exist in both the 0 and 1 binary states at once. One of the team members Andrew Zurack announced in October of 2015 that scientists have developed a logic gate, moving one step closer to a reality with quantum computers. Google Maps: In 2003 Lars and Jens Rasmussen through their Sydney company, Where 2 Technologies developed software that was acquired by Google to become Google Maps. Scramjet: The first successful test flight of a scramjet was carried out at the Woomera rocket range in 2002 by the University of Queensland's Hyshot research project team. The team were testing the possibility of supersonic combustion. Robotic Visual Horizon: What has a bee's brain got to do with unmanned aircraft? In 2010, by imitating the way a honey bee sees, Queensland scientists developed a robotic visual horizon that enables an autopilot to guide an aircraft through complex aerobatic manoeuvres. Buffalo Fly Trap: Buffalo Fly are a blood-sucking parasite that plague cattle. In 1991 the CSIRO developed the buffalo fly trap to combat the problem. Cows walk through a brush lined tented tunnel, the flies are brushed off, become trapped, are dried out by the heat and fall to the ground where they are eaten by ants. Polilight Forensic Lamp: The Polilight is a forensic tool invented by Ron Warrender and Milutin Stoilovic at the Australian National University in 1989. It shows fingerprints up against a background. Jindalee Radar System: CSIRO scientists developed the Jindalee Radar System in 1995 to detect stealth aircraft through monitoring sea and air movements. Blast Glass: Blast Glass is the superman of bullet proof glass. Invented by Peter Stephinson in 2003, the glass, built to withstand an explosion was successfully tested in Woomera against a 5 tonne bomb. .