Concorde, cash machines and cloning

Britain since 1945

Some of the century's most familiar machines arrived within a few years of each other. The first cash machine was put into use in 1967, so that people could draw their own money without a bank counter.

Concorde was the grander project, developed by Britain together with France and the world's only supersonic commercial airliner. It made its first flight in 1969, took its first passengers in 1976, and was retired from service in 2003.

Medicine had its own breakthrough in these same years. In 1978, a baby became the world's first born through fertility treatment, after years of research by British scientists. Less than twenty years later, in 1996, researchers in Britain achieved the first successful cloning of a mammal.

What to remember

Concorde first flying	→	1969 The world's only supersonic passenger aircraft, built by Britain and France together.
Concorde beginning to carry passengers	→	1976 Concorde's passenger service began seven years after its first flight.
Concorde being retired from service	→	2003 Concorde's retirement ended the era of scheduled supersonic passenger travel.
The first cash machine being put into use	→	1967 The first ATM, at Barclays in Enfield, began the shift away from bank-counter withdrawals.
The birth of the world's first IVF baby	→	1978 The birth in Oldham followed IVF research by Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe.
The first successful cloning of a mammal	→	1996 Dolly's cloning opened research into cloning for conservation and medicine.

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