Discovery and Invention

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By Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795), via Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

Fashionable Freedom Thomas Clarkson

Josiah Wedgwood’s promotional gift made Abolitionism fashionable.

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© Tamara Menzi, Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The First Traffic Lights The Express

The busy crossroads outside the Houses of Parliament was the testing ground for a new technology.

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By Clément Ader, photo © Roby, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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By Jose Maria Obregon (1832–1902), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Columbus Arthur Hugh Clough

Arthur Clough marvels at the vision of a man who could cross the Atlantic without knowing there was a farther shore.

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By Friedrich Graetz, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Brigands and Imbeciles John Bright

John Bright dismissed fears that digging a tunnel under the English Channel would encourage a French invasion.

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By Frederick Piercy (1830—1891), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

The Great Brassey Keeps his Word Samuel Smiles

Once railway engineer Thomas Brassey made a promise he kept it — even if he wasn’t aware that he’d made one.

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© Mike Edwards, Geograph. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Voyage of John Cabot Edith Louise Marsh

On the Feast of St John the Baptist, June 24th, 1497, Venetian navigator John Cabot claimed North America for the King of England.

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