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…
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 – 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 – History of 1st Regular Radio Broadcast. ep95, 441121
Speaking to an engineer who was there, Dr Thomas offers a behind the scenes look at the beginnings of radio and wireless communication. His story of modern broadcasting goes back…