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Innovators throughout history have pushed human ingenuity to the edge; Lilienthal pioneered flight, Abakovsky's high-speed train derailed tragically, and Bullock's printing press revolutionized publishing, yet these advancements came at a high cost.
Innovators throughout history have pushed human ingenuity to the edge; Lilienthal pioneered flight, Abakovsky's high-speed train derailed tragically, and Bullock's printing press revolutionized publishing, yet these advancements came at a high cost.
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S2, EP4 "Perils of Invention"Innovators throughout history have pushed human ingenuity to the edge; Lilienthal pioneered flight, Abakovsky's high-speed train derailed tragically, and Bullock's printing press revolutionized publishing, yet these advancements came at a high cost.
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