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Invention
BACKGROUND Nantyglo iron-
works in south Wales, c1829.
Industrialisation would have an
immeasurable impact on Britain’s
physical and social landscape
FOREGROUND William Walker’s
imaginary gathering of Distin-
guished Men of Science of Great
Britain 1807/8 (1862) celebrated
industrial trailblazers such
as James Watt
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