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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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Flying Scotsman
By Clay Lane
In 1928, a train service linking London and Edinburgh became the world’s longest non-stop run.
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Thundering Smoke
By David Livingstone
David Livingstone relives the historic moment when he became the first European to see the Victoria Falls.
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Engines of Progress
By Sir Bartle Frere
Sir Bartle Frere, Governor of Bombay, shared his excitement at the way railways were making Indians more independent.
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Faraday al Fresco
By Walter Jerrold
Michael Faraday’s tour of Europe included a ‘picturesque’ multicultural event on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
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The Grand Mechanic
By Samuel Smiles
The more that pioneering engineer George Stephenson understood of the world around him, the more his sense of wonder grew.
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A Bit of Luck for his Lordship
George Stephenson was only too pleased to save the Government from its scientific advisers.
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