Patented: History of Inventions
History Podcasts
This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra?
Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians.
Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.
Location:
United States
Description:
This podcast investigates the curious history of invention and innovation. Did Thomas Edison take credit for things he didn’t actually invent? What everyday items have surprising origins? And would man have ever got to the moon without… the bra? Each episode host Dallas Campbell dives into stories of flukey discoveries, erased individuals and merky marketing ploys with the help of experts, scientists and historians. Expect new episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.
Language:
English
Things vs. Humans: the spiteful behaviour of inanimate objects
Duration:00:30:26
First Ever Submarine
Duration:00:39:38
Inventing Fire: the First Spark of Humanity
Duration:00:36:38
Rise and Fall of High Heels
Duration:00:47:32
Sunglasses
Duration:00:30:15
Deep-Sea Submersibles & the Titan Disaster
Duration:00:35:38
Patriarchy
Duration:00:47:40
Donald Hebb: Brainwashing in the Cold War
Duration:00:31:25
Medieval Swords
Duration:00:35:36
Marie Curie
Duration:00:38:05
Nanotechnology
Duration:00:48:58
Wernher Von Braun: Nazi Father of Rocket Science
Duration:00:50:01
Digital Calculators
Duration:00:45:56
Oppenheimer: Inventor of the Atomic Bomb
Duration:00:40:35
Coca Cola: A Backyard Invention
Duration:00:52:36
Fritz Haber: Inventor of Poisonous Gas
Duration:00:45:04
Inventing Hello Kitty
Duration:00:31:44
Thermos Flask: A Hot and Cold History
Duration:00:37:59
The Walkman: The First Intimate Technology
Duration:00:34:44
Chewing Gum: From the Aztecs to Avocados
Duration:00:34:18