Seen in the visual is St Brides Church, located on Fleet Street in London. Legend has it that a certain baker drew inspiration from the design of the church and created something which became a tradition across the world. What did he create?
Show Answer(Tiered) Wedding Cake
The wedding cake is said to date back to 1703 when Thomas Rich, a baker's apprentice fell in love with the daughter of his employer and asked her to marry him. He wanted to make an extravagant cake, and drew on the design of St Bride's Church for inspiration.
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Harry Beck devised this with the following simple realization – because most of the system was underground, the physical locations themselves were largely irrelevant to the common person.
Hence, he used lines running only vertically, horizontally, or on 45° diagonals. This is similar to (though not inspired by) the electric circuit diagrams.
What did Harry Beck create, which is considered a standard across the world now?
Show AnswerThe line diagram for the London Underground transport system
Since then, the concept has been used for almost all the metro/transport systems across the world.
Watch the Impact of Beck's map on the world around him.
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