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Inventors Imperfect: 3: Catch Me Who Can

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Adam Hart-Davis uncovers the lives and inventions of four unacknowledged pioneers of science.

From mining in Cornwall to silver prospecting, Richard Trevithick was a gifted and daring engineer. Inventor of the first steam locomotive and the high-pressure steam engine, Trevithick never made money, but his genius was ahead of his time.

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Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davis
Producer:
Mary Ward-Lowery
Source: Radio Times

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