Adventures in Research – The Paper Invention That Worked. ep185, 460806
In the early days of automobiles, Rudolph Diesel came up with a new kind of engine to power the machines that would be more efficient than steam. We learn that…
Adventures in Research – King of Clocks. 460730
Enjoy the story of Big Ben, and how the famous clock came to be, and got its name. Though it seems to have been there for centuries, it was finished…
Adventures in Research – Electronics in Communications. ep180, 460702
The story of man's friend, the electron, and how they have been harnessed to carry his message around the world. From native drumbeats, and the ever expanding distances people have…
Adventures in Research – Dirty Hands. ep10, 430406
Surgical theaters were once far from clean places, and considered a torture chamber by some. Death rates in hospitals were high, as much as 15% or so. What is it…
Adventures in Research – The Immigrant Inventor. ep9, 430330
Michael Popien was a Cerbian shepherd boy some 80 years prior to this recording. His early experience taught him how to use the hardened ground to communicate with sound waves.…
Adventures In Research – The Man Who Found A Continent. ep8, 430323 (retro428)
In 1823 an expedition to the center of the earth was proposed. The idea was that the earth was hollow, and that people could be liing in it's interior region.…
Adventures in Research – Mariah Coventry. ep7, 430316
A womans life has been made one of comparative ease. Time was the only kitchen utensils were her own two hands. No refridgerator, no gas stove, no washing machine. Listen…
Adventures in Research – Yesterdays Secret Weapon. ep6, 430309
The most commonplace tool of a man in uniform was once yesterday's secret weapon. Learn how a German inventor used black powder to propel arrows through space. With it, many…
Adventures in Research – I Scream You Scream. ep5, 430302
One of the most popular people on the Summertime streets is the ice cream man. Todays story tells the story behind ice cream. Dispelling a popular myth about it's origin…