Trains and superconductors | The Secret Story of Stuff: Materials of the Modern Age
Zoe Laughlin explains how the science of trains has barely changed in the last 150 years.
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- Clip length: 4'52''
- Broadcast year: 2018
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- Physics
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: The Secret Story of Stuff: Materials of the Modern Age
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