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  1. James Watt (1959 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Life and work of the Scottish engineer and inventor, particularly his invention of the separate condenser.

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  2. Romance of Engineering, A (2009)

    Director
    Stanley Russell
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 97 minutes), £12.99

    A collection of promotional films made by Stanley L Russell for Scottish engineering companies. The compilation comprises:MEN OF IRON (c. 1947, b/w) - An overview of iron propellor manufacture at the Blair...

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  3. Genius of Britain, The (5 Parts) (2010)

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology

    Britain may only be a small island, but its great scientists and inventors have literally created the modern world: from the invention of the steam engine, computers and the world-wide web to the discovery...

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  4. What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us: Working Wonders

    Subject
    History; Science; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 30 minutes), £24.99

    Dan Cruickshank traces the origins of the 21st century working world in some of the innovations of the Industrial Revolution, including James Watt’s steam engine; Richard Arkwright’s spinning frame which...

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  5. Aston’s Villas (1977 Film)

    Director
    Nigel E Haverly; Jennifer Tann
    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Traces the development of the township of Aston, built within the old park walls of Aston Hall. When the direct line of the Holte family died out Aston Hall was leased to James Watt Jnr and it was only after...

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  6. Inventors of the World Series (12 Parts) (2003)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 12 x 23 minutes), £29.95 each

    Each programme in the series examines the process of invention through some of the monumental accomplishments of one the world’s greatest inventors and their landmark contributions. Explains that no one...

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