The IMO ship identification number is made of the three letters IMO followed by the seven-digit number assigned to all ships by IHS Fairplay (formerly known as Lloyd's Register-Fairplay) when constructed.
Kirkpatrick Macmillan is best known for inventing the first pedal bicycle. Synopsis Born on September 2, 1812, in Keir Mill, Thornhill, Scotland, Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a blacksmith who, in 1837, built a dandy horseâa kind of bicycle on which the rider pushes himself along with his feet. Three years later, Macmillan had applied a crank to his machine, making the world's first pedal cycle. The machine also included a wooden frame and iron-tired wheels. Macmillan's invention was never patented, and for many years it was credited to one of his imitators, Gavin Dalzell. Macmillan died in his hometown on January 26, 1878.
The Sunbeam Tiger, the car driven by agent Maxwell Smart (TV and latest movie), came out of the Rootes Group, which was later purchased by Chrysler Corporation. Sunbeam was created in 1887, producing bicycles held by some as the best money could buy. In 1899 the Sunbeam car company was created; the airship R34, which made an Atlantic crossing in 1919, was powered by five Sunbeam Maori DOHC V12 engines. It was the first aerial crossing from the UK to the USA and back, done in 183 hours.