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The knowledge: road surfaces | The Times
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It was only in as engineers looked for ways to improve road construction that Edgar Purnell Hooley, a county surveyor in Nottingham, accidentally hit upon ...
Tarmac history: from lucky accident to aggregates giant ...
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Feb 18, · Tarmac, used on roads worldwide, was discovered by accident by Edgar Purnell Hooley, the county surveyor of Nottingham, in Photo: Alamy By Graham Ruddick , …
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