Peel said the centre will enable more than 1, 000 companies from countries such as China, India, South Korea to exhibit, sell, assemble and distribute their goods into the UK, Irish and European markets.

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Frustrated but not embittered, Rothschild has miniaturized his plans, hoping to sell enough models to fund the traveling exhibit, the virtual museum and the national invention program, and recoup some of his investment.

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