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In the second program, the team reveals the fascinating chain of events that made the everyday marvel of quick and safe global travel possible. Coming from the Rolls Royce aero-engine factory Michael Mosley and team tell the amazing story of three more era-defining inventions: the steam locomotive, the internal combustion engine, and the jet engine
Speed Topics (2:14)
Rolls Royce Jet Engine Room (1:39)
Transportation Engineering and Invention (2:06)
New Type of Steam Engine (2:22)
High Pressured Steam Engine (3:09)
Fire Tube and Cylindrical Boiler (3:29)
Locomotive Steam Engine (3:29)
Invention, Social Change and Innovation (3:00)
Internal Combustion Engine (4:17)
World's First Car (2:19)
Model T (2:28)
World War I Inventions (2:46)
Jet Engine (4:03)
How a Jet Engine Works (2:14)
High Pressured Turbine Blade (2:45)
Trent Engine Assembly (3:41)
Summary and Preview (1:46)
Credits: Speed: Genius of Inventions-Ideas That Changed the World (0:38)

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