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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

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38:00

The Bicycle with Tim Harford

Patented: History of Inventions ·

2022/05/15

Invented in the mid-1800s, bicycles have had enduring popularity. Across cultures, they have been embraced, promising freedom and mobility at a low price point.Today on the show we are joined by Tim Harford, host of the podcasts Cautionary Tales and The BBC’s 50 Objects That Defined The Modern Economy.Tim and Dallas discuss the history of the bike, from the invention story through to bicycle booms, the C5 Sinclair and the rise of dockless bike sharing schemes.Listen to the episode of Cautionary

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37:03

Prozac

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2022/05/11

How — and why — did Prozac become the best-selling antidepressant of all time?As it is Mental Health Awareness Week, we are diving into this fascinating story that speaks to a greater shift in psychiatry and attitudes towards mental health since the invention of the first antidepressants in the 1950s.We’ll also look at how depression was treated before drugs, types of antidepressants, why Prozac was so revolutionary, and what its long-term impact of it has been.Today's guest is Dr. Mark L. Ruffalo -

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35:39

LSD

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2022/05/08

How did LSD go from accidental discovery to the counter cultures go to drug?On April 19th 1943 Albert Hoffman had the first ever LSD trip in Basel, Switzerland. He was testing a substance of his own making, that he had initially developed 5 years previously and been thinking about ever since...Today on the show are joined by Tom Shroder, author of Acid Test: Lsd, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal, who takes us through this incredible invention story, how the uses of LSD changed through the 20th century

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33:14

Small Inventions, Big Impact

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2022/05/04

Staples, paper clips, and washers - small inventions that improve our everyday lives and have even saved lives. In this episode Dallas is joined by author Helen Pilcher to talk about the origins of these tiny, lifer altering inventions and the impact felt still. From the use of ant heads to stop bleeding, paperclips as a symbol of defiance, and the washer helping to win the Battle of Britain - tune in for stories of how these small inventions have had huge impacts across human history.

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34:20

Robots

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2022/05/01

Many of us became familiar with robots through science fiction — R2D2, C3PO, Rosie from the Jetsons, Marvin the Paranoid Android. In comparison, it can feel like the robots we actually interact with today fall a bit short of this imagined future.In this episode we are joined by Dr Beth Singler, Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence at Cambridge University, to discuss the invention and evolution of the robot, as well as the gap between our popular imagination and the technology scrambling to

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26:02

Wheeled Suitcase

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2022/04/27

We put man on the moon before we invented the wheeled suitcase.Why did it take so long?Find out in todays episode with guest Katrine Marçal, whose research has revealed a hidden chapter in invention story of rolling luggage.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newslettershere.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks atHistory Hit- subscribe today!To download, go toAndroidorApplestore.

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28:16

Tanks

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2022/04/24

Tanks defined 20th century conflict — they conjure to mind images of Tiananmen Square or the Soviet Army rolling into a liberated Berlin. But over the past couple of weeks, we have began seeing them again on our TV screens during the current fighting in Ukraine.Today on Patented, we are joined by war historian James Holland to explore where the idea of the tank came from, how they have been used through time, and what role they play in future conflicts.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our

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23:09

The Origin of Zero

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2022/04/20

Nada, naught, nil, zip, zilch, zero. Whatever you call it, it's hard to imagine the world without it. Zero is the basis for all modern computing and engineering, including trigonometry, algebra, and binary code. So, pretty important. But despite how integral it is to our lives now, there was once a time when zero never existed. Today we are joined by statistician and author Timandra Harkness, who is going to take us back in time to the invention of zero as a mathematical concept. Tune in to find out

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29:51

The First Motion Picture: Conspiracy, Murder, and Movies

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2022/04/17

In 1890, the man who shot the first ever motion picture boarded a train in Paris — and was never seen again. Shortly after his disappearance, another inventor showcased a camera with uncanny similarities. Is it coincidence or conspiracy? Today on the show we are joined by author and filmmaker Paul Fischer who tells the extraordinary story of Louis Le Prince, his untimely disappearance and the scandal that followed.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newslettershere.If you'd like to learn

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24:54

The Treadmill

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2022/04/13

Before they found their way into gyms, treadmills had a much darker history. In the 19th Century, they could most commonly be found in prisons.In contrast to their modern track record of improving health, the Victorians saw treadmills as a way to explicitly inflict pain and punishment. A tool for ‘grinding men good’ through gruelling hours of physical activity.What were the moral rationalisations of this corporal punishment? Who was the inventor responsible for these machines? And what cautionary

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30:42

The Ear Trumpet

Patented: History of Inventions ·

2022/04/10

Ear Trumpets are seen as old fashioned and clumsy, mostly deployed in pop culture for comic effect as a snarky shorthand for how old and out-of-touch a person is.But during the Enlightenment there was a wider embrace of this new technology as a means of increased participation.This episode we are joined by medical historian Dr Ruben Verwaal to explore how the popularity and stigma of the ear trumpet tracks with attitudes towards deafness, and where our cynicism towards the ear trumpet came from.

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35:25

Monks: Medieval Masters of Invention

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2022/04/06

In medieval times it was monks who were the masters of invention. They were the most educated members of society who saw scientific and philosophical investigation as a way to get closer to god. However, any experimentation had to be carefully balanced with religion, the threat of being labelled a heretic looming large.Today Dallas is joined by Matt Lewis, co-host of our sister podcast Gone Medieval, who explains how monks navigated this balance and tells the story of one man in particular: Roger

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34:21

Spacesuits

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2022/04/03

Creating a successful spacesuit was one of the biggest challenges in man's quest to land on the moon. And, it required borrowing skills from some surprising places to pull it off.... namely, women's underwear.With the help of Ryan Nagata, artist and replica spacesuit maker, we chart the evolution of the spacesuit from the Wiley Posts, to the iconic Apollo suits and beyond.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newslettershere.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history

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43:35

Breakfast Cereal

Patented: History of Inventions ·

2022/03/30

Kellogg's Cornflakes are arguably the most iconic breakfast cereal, and for good reason. It was this product that launched breakfast cereal as we know and love today. But as with all good invention stories, it isn’t quite as simple as a good idea at the right time.The invention of Cornflakes is wrapped up in 20th Century health fads, transformations in labour and the mother of all family feuds. Today Dallas is joined by food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson to get the full story.For more History Hit

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29:31

The Atomic Bomb

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2022/03/27

In a world at war, and with no end in sight, the atomic bomb was positioned to be the one weapon that could end the conflict for good.In this episode Dallas is joined by Dr Campbell Craig, who argues that it may have put an end to World War Two — but also laid the foundations for the Cold War that was to define the second half of the 20th century, as well as continued anxieties to this day.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newslettershere.If you'd like to learn even more, we have

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38:30

Condoms

Patented: History of Inventions ·

2022/03/23

As today’s guest puts it, there have been condoms for as long as there have been penises. But, how did condoms as we know them — thin, latex and single use — come about?This episode, Dr Jessica Borge, author ofProtective Practices: A History of the London Rubber Company and the Condom Business, explains it all through the story of the world's most popular contraceptive brand, Durex.Find out more about Jessica's work here: www.londonrubbercompany.com.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our

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36:17

Military Drones

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2022/03/20

Drone technology has transformed the way we wage war today. They have been key in every major conflict since at least 2008, including the current war in Ukraine. But military drones have a much longer history than you might imagine, dating all the way back to the First World War.In this episode Dallas is joined by James Rogers, host of History Hit's very own Warfare podcast, who walks us through the century-long history of military drones.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our

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34:19

Steam Engines and Transport Innovators

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2022/03/16

The revolution in speed ground to a halt in the 1960s. The previous half-century saw great leaps in how quickly people could get from place to place: high-speed railways, cars, intercontinental flight. In our lifetime transport may have become safer and comfier — but we aren't getting anywhere any faster.How did these great leaps happen? What grove this focus on transport innovation and where does collaboration come into play? And why has the focus shifted?In this episode, we talk to Matt Ridley,

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53:00

Genetic Engineering

Patented: History of Inventions ·

2022/03/16

Over the course of only half a century, genetic engineering has developed from an intellectual concept to a medical reality. Yet the ethical and moral questions underpinning it remain unanswered.Genetically modified crops, illegal human experimentation, and a handy hip-hop analogy - Dallas is joined by Dr Adam Rutherford (The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry, BBC R4) to help dig into the story of this invention, that is still very much in progressFor more History Hit content, subscribe to our

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Welcome to Patented: History of Inventions

Patented: History of Inventions ·

2022/02/28

Stories of invention and innovation through history hosted by Dallas Campbell.

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