Local Heroes

Local Heroes· Season 3 · Episode 12

North of England

S03E12·September 28, 1998

Adam Hart-Davis recalls William Sturgeon's inventing the electric motor and James Nasmyth's steam hammer; he also sees Joseph Paxton's inspiration for Crystal Palace and looks at the Manchester desk at which Ernest Rutherford worked on atomic structure.

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