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France has a long history of innovation and scientific discovery, contributing to various fields such as physics, mathematics, engineering, medicine, and the arts. French inventors and scientists have pioneered breakthroughs that shaped the modern world, from the development of photography and the metric system to advancements in aviation, nuclear physics, and immunology.
The traditional ‘Made in France’ label is an incontestable draw for customers – the Pro France Ifop survey [3] (September 2018) reported that two thirds of French people ‘often’ or ‘systematically’ take the product’s origin into account when they buy a product or service, and that three quarters of French people would be ...
The Spitzer Cross is a crucifix, made c.1190 in Limoges, in France, by an artisan known as the "Master of the Royal Plantagenet Workshop". The work is made from copper, engraved and gilded, and inlaid with champlevé Limoges enamel, with tones of blues, greens, yellow, reds and whites, and depicts Christ on the cross.
The Queen is shown wearing a dress trimmed with Alençon lace. Alençon lace (UK: / ˈ æ l ən s ɒ n, æ ˈ l ɒ̃ s ɒ̃ /, [1] US: / ə ˈ l ɛ n s ɒ n,-s ən /) [2] [3] or point d'Alençon (French: [pwɛ̃ dalɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a needle lace that originated in Alençon, France.
In 1475 the founder Simon de Thysac, "Gentleman glassmaker", obtained permission to manufacture glasses at the "Rochiers", this is preserved in the National Archive in France. The production site is opened and the " hand made " manufacture of crystal glasses is shown and explained to visitors.
Nonetheless, science and technology in England continued to develop rapidly in absolute terms. Furthermore, according to a Japanese research firm, over 40% of the world's inventions and discoveries were made in the UK, followed by France with 24% of the world's inventions and discoveries made in France and followed by the US with 20%. [1]
The cockade of France is the national ornament of France, obtained by circularly pleating a blue, white and red ribbon. It is composed of the three colors of the French flag with blue in the center, white immediately outside and red on the edge.
Aircraft manufactured in France (196 C, 8 P) B. French drinks (2 C, 7 P) C. Cars of France (17 C, 36 P) S. Sailboat types built in France (23 C, 23 P)