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April 29, 2022 8 mins

En 1843, une équipe britannique réalise l’impensable en reliant les deux rives de la Tamise par un tunnel. Bientôt, on envisage de creuser le sol un peu partout. On crée un premier métro, puis on s’attaque à plus gros : relier l’Angleterre et la France par un tunnel sous La Manche. Un projet rendu possible grâce à l’invention toute récente d’un géant aux dents d’acier, le tunnelier.

 

Pour d’autres histoires en lien avec le monde du génie : Histoires de génies et le Labo 2500.

 

Musiques  Funk'd Up by Reaktors Productions - Licence : #3668933

Serge Gainsbourg, Le Poinçonneur des Lilas by Tomorrowpictures.TVLicence CC BY 2.0

Mega Tunnel Boring Machines in Action by Just videoLicence CC BY 2.0

 

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Waves and seagulls by juskiddink (extrait) – Licence CC BY 4.0

Horses walking by on sloppy track 2 by CanukfaLicence CC BY 3.0

Mining with Pick Axe in a group by MiraclesHappenLicence CC0 1.0

Pickaxe Mining Clank OWI by WolfOWILicence CC BY-NC 3.0

Working with shovel by OhrwurmLicence CC0 1.0

Crowd inside hotel event by cpark12Licence CC0 1.0

Buskers Street Music Night AMB by Skjor1Licence CC0 1.0

Sounds of the London Underground (Tube) by KalouLicence CC BY 3.0

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