Article: Royal Mail honours pioneers who 'made' Britain on latest stamps.

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 March 2009-ROYAL MAIL: Royal Mail honours pioneers who 'made' Britain on latest stamps(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Royal Mail celebrates the men who invented the machines and built the roads, railways and canals that put Britain at the vanguard of the Industrial Revolution.

Issued today (10 March), Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution features the portraits of eight pioneers and an example of their contribution to the Industrial Revolution.

And who better to launch the stamps than TV science expert Adam Hart-Davis, who also wrote a special Presentation Pack which accompanies the issue.

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