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Discovery and Invention
Tales of scientific innovation and merchant enterprise, from steam power and life-saving medicines to new trade partners far away, and new ways to reach them.
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The Bully and the Brakesman
By Clay Lane
A young George Stephenson takes responsibility for the team spirit at Black Callerton mine.
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Penicillin
An improbable chain of coincidences led to one of the great medical revolutions just when it was most needed.
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Jesty and Jenner’s Jab
Benjamin Jesty and Edward Jenner continue to save millions of lives because they listened to an old wives’ tale.
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Discovery!
By Mark Twain
Mark Twain covets the supreme sensation of being a trailblazer.
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Cragside: the Home of Modern Living
Lord Armstrong’s home was an Aladdin’s cave of Victorian technology.
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How the British Invented Cool
Michael Faraday showed that gases could be compressed and evaporated to preserve food and make ice.
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