Il était une fois - Les découvreurs (Once Upon a Time - The Discoverers) focuses on two famous scientists—the astronomer Galileo Galilei and the engineer George Stephenson, who invented the steam locomotive.
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France
This last part of the Il était une fois episode on George Stephenson deals with the Rainhill Trials, a competition that determined what kind of trains (steam engines or locomotives) would be used on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Stephenson proves to be the best competitor.
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