Synopsis
Adam Hart-Davis recalls William Sturgeon's inventing the electric motor and James Nasmyth's steam hammer Adam also sees Joseph Paxton's inspiration for Crystal Palace and looks at the Manchester desk at which Ernest Rutherford worked on atomic structure.
- Programme: Local Heroes
- Series: 3
- Episode: North of England
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1998
- Science
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