Episode – 0815 : Ada Lovelace: The World’s First Computer Programmer Podcast Transcript Born in 1815, Ada Byron was the only legitimate child of the famous poet Lord Byron. Unlike […]
Episode – 0814 : Getting to the Bottom of Shoes
Episode – 0814 : Getting to the Bottom of Shoes Podcast Transcript It seems like the sort of thing humans have used throughout our existence, but historically speaking, footwear is […]
Episode – 0809 : The Hindenburg Disaster
Episode – 0809 : The Hindenburg Disaster Podcast Transcript In the 1920s and 1930s, one of the most cutting-edge and exciting forms of transportation was the zeppelin. Germany’s Luftschiffbau Zeppelin […]
Episode – 0801 : The Wonderful World of Tin
Episode – 0801 : The Wonderful World of Tin Podcast Transcript In the ancient world, only seven metals were identified and named: gold, silver, iron, lead, copper, mercury, and tin. […]
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 – 0772 : The Pan-American Highway
Episode – 0772 : The Pan-American Highway Podcast Transcript At the 1923 Pan-American Conference, a proposal was presented to link together all of the countries of the Western Hemisphere. A […]
Episode – 0770 : The History of NASA
Episode – 0770 : The History of NASA Podcast Transcript In 1958 the United States government created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. NASA has achieved some of […]
Episode – 0769 : Formula One
Episode – 0769 : Formula One Podcast Transcript As soon as automobiles were created, people began racing them. As with many sports, early efforts were often unorganized and disjointed. After […]
Episode – 0767 : Lithium
Episode – 0767 : Lithium Podcast Transcript With an atomic number of three, Lithium is the third lightest element on the periodic table and the lightest solid at room temperature […]
Episode – 0749 : Communications Satellites
Episode – 0749 : Communications Satellites Podcast Transcript Once humans managed to put artificial satellites into orbit, the next question was, “what can we do with this?” One of the […]
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747
Episode – 0747 : The Boeing 747 Podcast Transcript Introduced in 1968, the Boeing 747 totally revolutionized commercial air transportation. It was more than twice the size of the next […]
Episode – 0746 : Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy
Episode – 0746 : Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy Podcast Transcript At the end of the second world war, a Captain in the United States Navy had a radical […]
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 – 0725 : Two-Year Anniversary Show
Episode – 0725 : Two-Year Anniversary Show Podcast Transcript On July 1, 2020, I published the very first episode of this podcast. Since then, it has been quite a journey. […]
Episode – 0724 : Diamonds Are Forever
Episode – 0724 : Diamonds Are Forever Podcast Transcript It has been said that they are a girl’s best friend, they are forever, and that they are the hardest substance […]
Episode – 0720 : Geothermal Energy
Episode – 0720 : Geothermal Energy Podcast Transcript Wherever you happen to be listening to this show, at some level beneath your feet the rocks in the Earth reach a […]
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 – 0712 : The History of Horses in North America
Episode – 0712 : The History of Horses in North America Podcast Transcript When one thinks of the history of North America, it often invokes images of native Americans and […]
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 […]