History A-Level
Innovation and design
What Innovation and design means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Innovation and design
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A simple, lightweight structure and a small engine made the car cheap to run and buy.
Topics that use Innovation and design
- Paper 3, Option 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society - 5 Herbert Austin: creating and adapting to market forces, 1905–28 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using Innovation and design in the exam
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