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Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 21:12 on 12th August 2013 Sorry folks not right. When I say this person "held up" the industrial revolution I mean that this person actually prevented the progress of development and invention for his own greed. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 14:13 on 13th August 2013 Ned Ludd ? |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 21:17 on 13th August 2013 Sorry Ruth, not right. |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 22:30 on 13th August 2013 sorry John not 'im either |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 14:03 on 14th August 2013 I can't see this being Richard Arkwright but until I've anything better I give him a shot. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 15:20 on 14th August 2013 I've just noticed John, brain out of sync again I was going to have a go with Watt, but now I'm thinking more on the lines of the useless greedy King George IV. |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 17:34 on 14th August 2013 Think again Ruth, you might have a point. |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 17:38 on 14th August 2013 Oh, I'll have another look into this. Time to get out the history books, much nicer than the Internet for stuff like this. |
Vince Hawthorn Posts: 12758 Joined: 19th Apr 2010 Location: UK | Posted at 17:45 on 14th August 2013 Just check your money- there is apicture there |
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England | Posted at 19:14 on 14th August 2013 I've only got a £5 & £10 note and its not Elizabeth Fry or Charles Darwin, I think Adam Smith is on a £20 but I'm not sure, and I've never seen a £50
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