S2·E4 North East
- Episode
- Season 2, Episode 4
- Air Date
- January 27, 1997
- Story Type
- Core Character Arc
Synopsis
In Tyne and Wear Adam Hart-Davis re-creates the device conceived by Whitley Bay's Gladstone Adams. Travelling home from the FA Cup final, Adams had to fold down his windscreen in order to cope with a snowstorm. He realised there must be a better way to drive in bad weather, and invented the windscreen wiper.
Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, Hart-Davis discovers, is the site of the invention of the friction match, devised by accident by John Walker. The cycling scientist also dismounts to build a steam turbine in the kitchen of its inventor's house, and to make a light bulb to celebrate its Gateshead creator.
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When did Season 2 Episode 4 of Local Heroes air?
Season 2, Episode 4 ('North East') originally aired on January 27, 1997.
How long is Season 2 Episode 4 ('North East')?
The episode follows the standard broadcast runtime for Local Heroes.
What happens in Local Heroes Season 2 Episode 4?
In Tyne and Wear Adam Hart-Davis re-creates the device conceived by Whitley Bay's Gladstone Adams. Travelling home from the FA Cup final, Adams had to fold down his windscreen in order to cope with a snowstorm. He realised there must be a better way to drive in bad weather, and invented the windscre...
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