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Why Mr. Scott is Scottish
28 January 2008 by John.
During the Victorian era, Scotland produced the best engineers in the world. It became routine for British ships to have a Scottish engineer on board. Star Trek’s Scottish engineer Montgomery Scott reflects this tradition.
Source: Victorian Britian
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