Welcome! Bienvenidos! Did you know that the world would be a strange place without the Scots? Much of what Scottish people have invented has changed the world beyond recognition.
Imagine a world without television, telephones, penicillin, antiseptics, lawn mowers, microwave ovens, marmalade, computer games, golf, waterproof mackintoshes, bicycles, decimal points, paraffin, colour photography, motor insurance, postage stamps, savings banks, ultrasound scanners, vacuum flasks, radar and many other things… These are all Scottish inventions or discoveries!
Why has Scotland produced so many great innovators and entrepreneurs? It’s difficult to pinpoint one particular factor, but the Scots are renowned for working hard and placing a high value on education. Maybe even the Scottish weather has played a part…
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