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How an aircraft engineer designed the Vespa with César Hidalgo #shorts #science #engineeringhistory

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The Vespa wasn’t designed by a motorbike expert, but by an aircraft engineer. 🛩️ Data visualisation specialist César Hidalgo tells the story of how aviation engineers around the world turned to scooters and motorcycles—revealing the hidden geography of knowledge itself. Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=q_Hm5Zx-jew Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ri_science Listen to the Ri podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ri-science-podcast Donate to the RI and help us bring you more lectures: https://www.rigb.org/support-us/donate-ri Our editorial policy: https://www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comments Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.

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