Patented: History of Inventions

A podcast by History Hit

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161 Episodes

  1. Filing Cabinets: How They Changed the World

    Published: 3/1/2023
  2. Instant Noodles

    Published: 2/26/2023
  3. The Rise and Fall of the BlackBerry

    Published: 2/22/2023
  4. God

    Published: 2/19/2023
  5. Archimedes & the Eureka! moment

    Published: 2/15/2023
  6. Snakes & Ladders: Tantric Mysticism, Cosmic Serpents and the Meaning of Life

    Published: 2/12/2023
  7. Farming

    Published: 2/8/2023
  8. Spam: Birth of a Monster

    Published: 2/5/2023
  9. Fonts

    Published: 2/1/2023
  10. The IQ Test

    Published: 1/29/2023
  11. Toilets

    Published: 1/25/2023
  12. Caesarean section

    Published: 1/22/2023
  13. Sawing Someone in Half Trick

    Published: 1/18/2023
  14. Levi's Jeans

    Published: 1/15/2023
  15. Sex (and the fish who invented it)

    Published: 1/11/2023
  16. Plastic

    Published: 1/8/2023
  17. Open Plan Office

    Published: 1/4/2023
  18. Timekeeping

    Published: 12/28/2022
  19. Christmas Crackers

    Published: 12/21/2022
  20. Monopoly

    Published: 12/18/2022

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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.