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scientist, and with them see the picture whole, he could share their sense of mastery and confidence, and believe wholeheartedly in material progress. But so soon as science and the arts became divorced, so soon as they ceased to speak a common language, confidence vanished, and doubts and fears came crowding in.
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1609:"The Newcomen Rolt Prize"
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665:Achievements and honours
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904:The Making of a Railway
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355:Vintage Sports-Car Club
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1066:Mechanicals
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763:Narrow Boat
644:M. R. James
580:Sonia Smith
539:'s Circus.
537:Billy Smart
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474:Narrow Boat
340:Alvis 12/50
304:Kerr Stuart
193:(1952â1974)
191:Sonia Smith
163:Narrow Boat
117:Nationality
36:Thomas Rolt
18:L.T.C. Rolt
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177:, Hon MSc
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78:9 May 1974
61:1910-02-11
1850:Locations
1819:Sir Haydn
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1341:The Times
1088:Ball Clay
1004:Holloways
911:Biography
873:Constable
785:Waterways
691:Newcastle
456:to reach
439:Aldbourne
270:Biography
206:Relatives
138:1944â1974
125:Education
70:, England
1933:Tom Rolt
1872:Brynglas
1840:Tom Rolt
1805:Talyllyn
1711:Guardian
1666:10 March
1640:27 April
1385:(1985).
1280:See also
1090:Industry
1057:65080822
1030:(1965),
973:Batsford
863:Railways
835:Longmans
715:Tom Rolt
431:Spitfire
240:Tom Rolt
223:.ltcrolt
198:Children
103:Engineer
47:Tom Rolt
1882:Dolgoch
1833:Douglas
1812:Dolgoch
1482:24 June
1411:24 June
1199:Gallery
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887:(1955,
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718:on the
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407:Banbury
318:called
316:flyboat
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320:Cressy
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