Jeff Woolf of more than six million randomly placed and sized dots per square inch. MicroMap and Woolf were discussed during a debate on innovation in the House of Commons. During this debate, a MicroMap viewer was handed around for members of parliament to use. Woolf worked with Ron Hickman, inventor of the Black & Decker Workmate and designer of the Lotus Elan car, to some extent, benefiting from his patent experience before the final patent application was lodged. MicroMap was patented in many countries around the world. There is a display on the development of MicroMap in the Science Museum in
Lotus Elan transmission, the Elan become Lotus' first commercial success and contributed to the funding of its achievements in racing over the next ten years. It revived a company stretched thin by the more exotic, expensive to build, and rather unreliable Lotus Elite, which used a fiberglass monocoque body/chassis and all-aluminium Coventry Climax engine. The original Elan 1500 was introduced in 1962 as a roadster. After a very short production run of just 22 cars the engine was enlarged and the car was redesignated the Elan 1600. The Elan 1600 of 1963 was replaced by the Elan S2 in 1964. An optional