Fifteen Fabulous Facts

Fifteen Fabulous Facts about Manchester - Birthplace of the Computer

1. Birthplace of Robert Peel, founder of 1st Professional Public Police Force in the world.
2. Home of chemist John Dalton, inventor of atomic theory & numbering and the inventor of the theory of colour blindness.
3. Home of Peter Roget, famous for his Thesaurus. He was also secretary of Manchester's Portico Library, one of the finest subscription Victorian libraries in the country.
4. Manchester's Bridgewater Canal, 1st commercial canal in the world.
5. London Road Station, 1st railway station in the world.
6. Manchester-Liverpool Railway, 1st commercial railway in the world.
7. Stockport railway viaduct, the largest brick structure in Europe.
8. Birthplace of the Co-operative Movement (Rochdale).
9. 1st free public library in the world.
10. Birthplace of the world-famous Rolls-Royce company (Rolls & Royce met in Manchester's Midland Hotel).
11. Home of Manchester United. MUFC and Manchester City were two of the world's 1st soccer clubs.
12. Adopted home of Friedrich Engels, author of The Condition of the Working Class in England, a social and political commentary that inspired Karl Marx. Engels bankrolled the impecunious Marx.
13. Home of the world-famous Halle Orchestra.
14. Birthplace of the pop groups Oasis, The Smiths and many others.
15. Birthplace of the Computer. Based on the work of mathematician and cryptographer Alan Turing.