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Examining the inventions behind the electrical, transport and communication revolutions.

Examining the inventions that led to the electrical, the transport and the communication revolutions that shaped the modern world.

The Genius of Invention: Original Series

Michael Mosley

Mark Miodownik

Cassie Newland

Michael Tuft

Dominic Crossley-Holland

The Genius of Invention: Original Series: Episode 2: Speed

Speed

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Episode 2: Speed

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How the steam locomotive, the internal combustion engine and the jet engine were invented.

Revealing the fascinating stories behind the invention and development of the steam locomotive, the internal combustion engine and the jet engine.

We take our ability to travel quickly and safely across the globe for granted. This episode reveals the fascinating chain of events that made such everyday marvels possible, telling the story of the handful of extraordinary inventors and inventions who helped build the modern world by making the miracle of powered transport mundane.

From the Rolls Royce aero-engine factory in Derby, Michael Mosley, Professor Mark Miodownik and Dr Cassie Newland tell the amazing story of three more of the greatest and most transformative inventions of all time, the steam locomotive, the internal combustion engine and the jet engine. Our experts explain how these inventions came about by sparks of inventive genius and steady incremental improvements hammered out in workshops. They separate myth from reality in the lives of the great inventors and celebrate some of the most remarkable stories in British history.

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