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Radio 4,27 Feb 1998,15 mins

Jerome Murray, inventor (1912-1998)

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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Jerome Murray inventor of myriad conveniences, from the high speed dentist's drill to covered aeroplane boarding ramps, and the UN weapons inspection agreement with Saddam Hussein.

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