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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1372: The Paige Compositor

Episode: 1372 Mark Twain and the Paige Compositor. Today, meet the man who bankrupted Mark Twain.

Dr. John Lienhard

| Posted on July 14, 2017, 12:01 AM

Episode: 1372 Mark Twain and the Paige Compositor. Today, meet the man who bankrupted Mark Twain.

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