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Patented: History of Inventions

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things vs. Humans: the spiteful behaviour of inanimate objects

30 mins; September 26, 2023

First Ever Submarine

39 mins; September 23, 2023

Inventing Fire: the First Spark of Humanity

36 mins; September 19, 2023

Rise and Fall of High Heels

47 mins; September 16, 2023

Sunglasses

30 mins; September 12, 2023

Deep-Sea Submersibles & the Titan Disaster

35 mins; September 10, 2023

Patriarchy

47 mins; September 05, 2023

Donald Hebb: Brainwashing in the Cold War

31 mins; September 02, 2023

Medieval Swords

35 mins; August 29, 2023

Marie Curie

38 mins; August 26, 2023

Nanotechnology

48 mins; August 22, 2023

Wernher Von Braun: Nazi Father of Rocket Science

50 mins; August 19, 2023

Digital Calculators

45 mins; August 15, 2023

Bombs: Oppenheimer, Teller & Armageddon

40 mins; August 12, 2023

Coca Cola: A Backyard Invention

52 mins; August 08, 2023

Fritz Haber: Inventor of Poisonous Gas

45 mins; August 05, 2023

Inventing Hello Kitty

31 mins; August 01, 2023

Thermos Flask: A Hot and Cold History

37 mins; July 29, 2023

The Walkman: The First Intimate Technology

34 mins; July 25, 2023

Chewing Gum: From the Aztecs to Avocados

34 mins; July 22, 2023

The Karaoke Machine: The Original AI

44 mins; July 18, 2023

Ectoplasm: Seances & the Rise of Spiritualism

38 mins; July 15, 2023

Fish & Chips: The Unexpected Origins of Britain's Favourite Dish

31 mins; July 11, 2023

Black Boxes: Recording Airplanes' Final Moments

32 mins; July 08, 2023

Rise and Fall of Cinema

29 mins; July 04, 2023

Dogs: Domesticating Wolves, Inventing Breeds (& Killer Beavers)

39 mins; July 01, 2023

Ejector Seats: Death Defying Invention

36 mins; June 27, 2023

McDonald's: Roadside Stand to Worldwide Brand

34 mins; June 24, 2023

Kitchens

35 mins; June 20, 2023

Pride Flag: Birth of a Rainbow

33 mins; June 17, 2023

Pencils

31 mins; June 13, 2023

Locks and the Great Lock Controversy

32 mins; June 10, 2023

Suffragette Scientists

28 mins; June 06, 2023

Hieroglyphs

33 mins; June 03, 2023

Stone Tools: The First Ever Invention

32 mins; May 30, 2023

Colours: from Cave Paint to Nanotube Black

40 mins; May 27, 2023

Inventing Disneyland: The First Themepark

37 mins; May 23, 2023

Rise and Fall of Encyclopedias

35 mins; May 20, 2023

Inventing Bond: Wiretapping

37 mins; May 16, 2023

Chicken Nuggets: A Bitesized History

38 mins; May 13, 2023

Inventing Bond: Cocktails

30 mins; May 09, 2023

Horses

29 mins; May 06, 2023

First King of England

31 mins; May 02, 2023

Electric Motors & Michael Faraday

29 mins; April 29, 2023

Inventing Bond: Cars

33 mins; April 25, 2023

Books

39 mins; April 22, 2023

Inventing Bond: Gadgets

40 mins; April 18, 2023

Telegraph

40 mins; April 15, 2023

Inventing Bond: The Real Q

41 mins; April 11, 2023

Vasectomies

50 mins; April 08, 2023

49 mins; April 04, 2023

April Fool's Day

23 mins; April 01, 2023

Fish Tanks and Aquariums

30 mins; March 28, 2023

Ouija Board

34 mins; March 25, 2023

The Electric Chair

35 mins; March 21, 2023

Tabasco Sauce

34 mins; March 18, 2023

Concrete

34 mins; March 14, 2023

Cold War Origins of Tanks in Ukraine

32 mins; March 11, 2023

The First Computer Program

29 mins; March 07, 2023

Keyboards

37 mins; March 04, 2023

Filing Cabinets

30 mins; February 28, 2023

Instant Noodles

30 mins; February 25, 2023

The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

12 mins; February 21, 2023

God

40 mins; February 18, 2023

Archimedes & the Eureka! moment

36 mins; February 14, 2023

Snakes and Ladders

27 mins; February 11, 2023

Farming

31 mins; February 07, 2023

Spam

41 mins; February 04, 2023

Fonts

32 mins; January 31, 2023

The IQ Test

32 mins; January 28, 2023

Toilets

26 mins; January 24, 2023

Caesarean section

28 mins; January 21, 2023

Sawing Someone in Half Trick

30 mins; January 17, 2023

Levi's Jeans

28 mins; January 14, 2023

Sex

22 mins; January 10, 2023

Plastic

31 mins; January 07, 2023

Open Plan Office

27 mins; January 03, 2023

Timekeeping

24 mins; December 27, 2022

Christmas Crackers

22 mins; December 20, 2022

Monopoly

27 mins; December 17, 2022

Tupperware

30 mins; December 13, 2022

Emojis 😊💩🍆

24 mins; December 10, 2022

Chickens

28 mins; December 06, 2022

LEGO

33 mins; December 03, 2022

Croissants

25 mins; November 29, 2022

Aliens

41 mins; November 26, 2022

Roller Coasters

37 mins; November 22, 2022

Frozen Food

31 mins; November 19, 2022

Warhammer

31 mins; November 15, 2022

Batteries

32 mins; November 12, 2022

Canned Food

34 mins; November 08, 2022

Zeppelins

40 mins; November 05, 2022

Online Advertising

29 mins; November 01, 2022

Paranormal Technology

41 mins; October 29, 2022

Nuclear Fusion Power

37 mins; October 25, 2022

Linoleum

32 mins; October 22, 2022

How The Victorians Took Us To The Moon

25 mins; October 18, 2022

Eco Farming

39 mins; October 15, 2022

FORENSICS: DNA

47 mins; October 11, 2022

Punk & the Sex Pistols

29 mins; October 08, 2022

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