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Discovery and Invention
A Bit of Luck for his Lordship
George Stephenson was only too pleased to save the former Prime Minister from himself.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves’s historic invention was not without its critics when it first appeared.
Tudor Era
Asylum Christi
Samuel Smiles explains how Tudor England was transformed from sleepy backwater to hive of industry.
Not for Sale
Sir Humphry Davy pleads with Britain’s scientists not to be bought by Napoleon’s gold.
by Sir Humphry Davy 1778-1829
Japan’s First Railway
As Japan’s ruling shoguns resist the tide of progress, a Nagasaki-based Scottish entrepreneur steps in.
Thomas Brassey
The unsung surveyor from Cheshire, who built railways and made friends across the world.