Cornwall has been in the mainstream of British life for centries and there have been many achievements and successes either in Cornwall or by Cornish men and women.
- Richard Trevithick constructed the first passenger carrying steam engine.
- Humphry Davy worked on the miners safety lamp
- Harveys of Hayle built the first steam powered rock-boring machine
- Richard Lander discovered the source of the River Niger
- Isambard Kingdon Brunel first bridge built of tubular construction over the river Tamar
- City of Truro became the first wheeled vehicle to reach 100 mph
- Goonhilly Satellite Earh Station first satellite commuunication between the UK and the rest of the world.
