Episode – 0939 : The Invention of the Airplane Podcast Transcript Humans have probably had the desire to fly ever since they saw the first bird fly in the air. […]
Episode – 0790 : All About LASERS
Episode – 0790 : All About LASERS Podcast Transcript In 1917, Albert Einstein published a paper whereby he proposed a new method of creating light based on the principles of […]
Episode – 0786 : The History of Postal Delivery
Episode – 0786 : The History of Postal Delivery Podcast Transcript Since humans began to adopt writing systems, they also created systems for passing along written messages. For thousands of […]
Episode – 0745 : The History of the Compass
Episode – 0745 : The History of the Compass Podcast Transcript One of the most important inventions of early humanity was the compass. The compass has aided human navigation around […]
Episode – 0715 : Morse Code
Episode – 0715 : Morse Code Podcast Transcript In 1838, an American portrait painter by the name of Samuel Morse developed a system whereby signals could be sent down an […]
Episode – 0706 : The Steam Engine
Episode – 0706 : The Steam Engine Podcast Transcript The industrial revolution began the biggest change to humanity since the dawn of agriculture. The start of the industrial revolution is […]
Episode – 0702 : The History of Television
Episode – 0702 : The History of Television Podcast Transcript It has been called the idiot box and the boob tube, but the fact is that perhaps no invention was […]
Episode – 0633 : The History of Gunpowder
Episode – 0633 : The History of Gunpowder Podcast Transcript Sometime almost 2000 years ago, a Chinese alchemist experimenting with three different ingredients discovered something astonishing.When the ingredients were subjected […]
Episode – 0609 : Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner?
Episode – 0609 : Why Wasn’t the Wheel Invented Sooner? Podcast Transcript If you were to ask most people what the very first invention that humans came up with is, […]
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers
Episode – 0590 : More Than You Ever Really Wanted to Know About Sewers Podcast Transcript Sometimes the most important things are things we don’t even want to think about […]
Episode – 0579 : The Babbage Analytical Engine
Episode – 0579 : The Babbage Analytical Engine Podcast Transcript Computers have obviously transformed our world. You wouldn’t be listing to my voice right now if it wasn’t for computers. […]
Episode – 0338 : How Clarence Birdseye Created the Frozen Food Aisle
Episode – 0338 : How Clarence Birdseye Created the Frozen Food Aisle Transcript For thousands of years, food storage was one of humanity’s biggest problems. Even if you could grow […]
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters
Episode – 0335 : The Incredible Polgar Sisters Transcript László Polgár was born just after World War II in Hungary. His field of study was the nature of human intelligence. […]
Episode – 0324 : Bell Labs
Episode – 0324 : Bell Labs Transcript What do lasers, photovoltaic cells, the transistor, digital cameras, cell phone technology, the communication satellite, computer networking, radio astronomy, and the UNIX operating […]
Episode – 0312 : Examining The Zipper
Episode – 0312 : Examining The Zipper Transcript I’m guessing that almost everyone listening to this podcast has, within the last 24 hours used a zipper. They are ubiquitous at […]
Episode – 0229 : The Elevator
Episode – 0229 : The Elevator Transcript Some of the things we use every day were invented in the distant past. Other things were invented quite recently. However, there is […]
Episode – 0218 : The Monty Hall Problem
Episode – 0218 : The Monty Hall Problem Transcript For over 30 years, Monty Hall was the host of the game show Let’s Make A Deal. In the show, they […]
Episode – 0207 : QWERTY
Episode – 0207 : QWERTY Transcript 150 years ago, an American inventor by the name of Christopher Latham Sholes developed a machine to allow people to easily put text onto […]
Episode – 0193 : Did Gutenburg Really Invent the Printing Press?
Episode – 0193 : Did Gutenburg Really Invent the Printing Press? Transcript The printing press is considered to be one of, if not the greatest invention in history. The printing […]
Episode – 0164 : The Rosetta Stone
Episode – 0164 : The Rosetta Stone Transcript The ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the oldest civilizations that we know of on Earth. While there is much we know […]