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Adam Hart-Davis profiles some amazing inventors, including Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, and Robert Bakewell, a pioneer of genetic engineering.

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Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davies
Subject:
Frank Whittle
Subject:
Robert Bakewell
Source: Radio Times

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