5 Yorkshire Names That Should Be as Famous as NEWTON

Forgotten Yorkshire inventors, George Cayley aviation, Joseph Aspdin Portland cement, John Harrison longitude, Joseph Priestley oxygen, Blind Jack Metcalf roads, Yorkshire history. Five people from one English county whose work underpins flight, construction, navigation, chemistry and the road network — and whose names most people have never heard. Some were outmanoeuvred, some were out-published, and one was simply never asked. Here's what each of them actually did. Key questions covered: Who flew before the Wright Brothers, and why isn't he famous? Who invented Portland cement and what did he get for it? How did a blind man survey and build 180 miles of road? #YorkshireHistory #BritishHistory #ForgottenHistory