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How did electricity change our world?

Hertha Marks Ayrton was ingenious from the start. She studied at Cambridge University. She gave public lectures. And she changed the world. BBC Ideas explores the inspiring story of how her vision of an electrified future ended up shaping how we use electricity today.

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