Adventures in Research – The King of Ice. ep3, 430216.
Modern conveniences were unheard of in times before the 19th century. For instance, ice was only a seasonal feature, and an unimaginable luxury in the tropics, until the Ice King.…
Adventures in Research – Piece of Silk. ep1, 430202.
The story of a man who fell over 8000 feet through space to prove his idea about parachutes would work. The idiotic idea of drifting through the air, supported by…
Adventures In Research – George Westinghouse. ep173, 460516
The early days of railroad cars saw accidents due to faulty brakes. Progress expanded at the development of that new and reliable invention known as the air brake, the transcontental…
Adventures in Research – Telegraphy. ep96, 441128
Dr Philip Thomas is back after his help in the recreation of the historic first radio broadcast. He shares how Samuel Morse used his knowledge of the new discovery of…