Using the example of how the speed of light was first calculated in 1849, Adam Savage passionately makes the case for extraordinary discoveries made by ordinary people.
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MythBusters: The Gentleman Scientist
Using the example of how the speed of light was first calculated in 1849, Adam Savage passionately makes the case for extraordinary discoveries made by ordinary people.
Added: Mar 30, 2012
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