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© JoJan, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Great inventions come from those who notice what they see.
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By Frederick Piercy (1830—1891), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Once railway engineer Thomas Brassey made a promise he kept it — even if he wasn’t aware that he’d made one.
By Anonymous, via the National Portrait Gallery and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: ?Public domain.
Jack Curran’s career as a defender of victims of political prejudice got off to a stuttering start.
Engraved by Robert Hicks (active 1800-1836), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Statesmen promise to make the country a better place, but they never mention the one thing that would do some good.
Matthias Stom (fl. 1615–1649), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Samuel Smiles warned that taking care of the pennies should not come before taking care of living.
© Graham Robertson, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
As a young man, surveyor Thomas Telford was a red-hot political activist who yearned for revolution, but admittedly he had read just one book on the matter.
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Thomas Telford told the parish council of St Chad’s Church in Shrewsbury that their leaky roof was the last thing they should worry about.