Patented: History of Inventions
By History Hit
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.
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Colours: from Cave Paint to Nanotube Black
There's a theory that the invention of paint had something to do with the dawn of humanity. We are on a never-ending quest to create brighter, better colours. From grinding rocks, to crushing bugs, concocting chemicals and now manipulating nanotub… -
Inventing Disneyland: The First Themepark
Giant mouse ears at the ready, we're off to Disneyland! Hop on board and travel with us inside Walt Disney's mind (for better or for worse). We discover how he came up with the idea, what it all means, and how his dream of a Utopian city led indir… -
Rise and Fall of Encyclopedias
The 15th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, published in 1974, cost $32 million to create. The largest investment in publishing history. And yet you can now buy the complete set for pennies.Who invented encyclopedias? Who wrote for… -
Inventing Bond: Wiretapping
We live in a world where everything is bugged. We all know we are being monitored. The surprising thing is that this is nothing new.From tapped telegraph wires to bugged Martini olives, Dallas is finding out about the history o… -
Chicken Nuggets: A Bitesized History
The most famous chicken nugget of them all, the McDonald’s McNugget, turns 40 this year. So we’re asking, who invented the Chicken Nugget? Enter food-scientist Robert Baker who came up with them twenty years before the McNugget was… -
Inventing Bond: Cocktails
It's Cocktail Hour! In honour of James Bond we ask who invented cocktails? Have they always been a cool thing to drink? And where do horses bottoms fit into things?Dallas' guest today is the pre-eminent historian (and maker) of cocktail… -
Horses
In this story, the cart really does come before the horse. Horse transport doesn't begin with people riding around on horses' backs. It starts with the invention of the Chariot.Dallas's guest to explain the origins of horse transport an… -
First King of England
Who was the first King of England? Who invented a place called 'England' anyway? And what on earth are the 'bracelets of sincerity'?With coronations in the air Dallas is going back in search of the origins of all things regal with his g… -
Electric Motors & Michael Faraday
How’s this for a CV? 1821 - invented the Electric Motor. 1831 - invented the Electric Generator. Oh, and I also created the first Electric Transformer, discovered Benzene and liquidised Chlorine. Michael Faraday is a giant of inven… -
Inventing Bond: Cars
Fast and sleek with a satisfying rumble in the engine. What else could you want from a car?Well, for James Bond, the answer to this question is usually a couple of hidden weapons and some form of camouflage device.For this ep…