Pioneering Minds - Episode 6

The Common Room

Jul 31 2020 | 00:20:15

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Show Notes

In this podcast, Ruth explores some of the people who have worked at C.A.Parsons over the years, who have gone on to have great and interesting engineering careers. While researching, Ruth spoke to several of these people and retells wonderful anecdotes of their times at Parsons. Head to our website to explore images linked to this podcast: https://thecommonroom.org.uk/programme/explore-online/pioneering-minds-podcasts/

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