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Podcast: Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino
Episode: Author & Engineer Jaime Davila on the Forgotten 1593 Invention That Changed the World
Description: Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with author and engineer Jaime Davila.
After earning an engineering degree, Jaime built a successful career in the creative industries—eventually leading operations at Mexico’s largest media company. But his passion for engineering, technology, and the history of innovation never faded.
That passion led him around the world exploring the origins of human progress—and ultimately inspired his book Forgotten: How One Man Unlocked the Modern World.
In this fascinating work, Jaime uncovers the story of C...