Famous Irish Engineers
Students research the lives and inventions of pioneering Irish engineers like Harry Ferguson and Charles Parsons. They will explore how their innovations had a global impact.
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Students research the lives and inventions of pioneering Irish engineers like Harry Ferguson and Charles Parsons. They will explore how their innovations had a global impact.
Key Questions
- Who was Harry Ferguson and what did he invent?
- How did Charles Parsons change marine transport?
- What makes an engineer an innovator?
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