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A ship that repaired itself, how the earliest telephones worked without bells, and why it's a good thing for skyscrapers to sway.

Karl Sabbagh book explores the surprising science behind seemingly trivial assumptions.

A ship that repaired itself; how the earliest telephones worked without bells; why it's a good thing for skyscrapers to sway; and how Europe to America in an hour, by train, may one day become a reality.

Read by Toby Longworth.

Abridged by Libby Spurrier.

A Pier Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Dec 2009 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Fri 4 Dec 2009 09:45
  • Sat 5 Dec 2009 00:30

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