What do you think of this short list of British inventions?
British scientists and inventors
The first programmable computer British was invented in Manchester university, This computer still works and is actually faster than the PC/laptop you are now using.1948 The first computer with a stored
You are just one proud peacock, aren't you, Mr. Englishman?
Well, as an American, I would say your best invention was the English language, but since we improved on it so much, it's more like a co-invention, isn't it?
Still,

Engines are the
Almost two millennia before the rest of humanity entered the industrial age, the Greek inventor Hero invented the steam engine, wind-powered machinery, and theories of light that couldn't be improved for centuries. And then he invented some really crazy stuff.