Ten Transport Pioneers Who Changed the World

Tue 26 Jan · Venue to be confirmed

Hosted by Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology

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Tuesday 26 January 2027 – By Zoom – 7.30pm Ten Transport Pioneers Who Changed the World Stroud based historian Anthony Burton talks about his latest book which explores ten defining moments in the history of transport, spanning five centuries – from the age of sailing ships to the dawn of the modern jetliner. Its cast of innovators range from Cornish mining pioneer Richard Trevithick to the French nobleman Marquis Jouffroy d’Abbans and also Sir Frank Whittle, who each played a part in reshaping how we travel.

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