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The Quest for Knowledge

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A visit to the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, to see how the laboratory staff study such diverse subjects as the difficulties encountered in breaking the sound barrier, the effect of lightning, and the removal of such common dangers as mist and ice on car and aircraft windscreens.

Contributors

Commentator:
Raymond Baxter
Commentator:
Stephen Wade
Presented by:
Keith Rogers

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