History Through Innovation | Interview with Steven Johnson | 7

History Through Innovation | Interview with Steven Johnson | 7

The phone in your hand is more powerful than all of the computers that put a man on the moon, combined. In the age of supercomputers, driverless cars, and mail-order DNA testing it’s easy to forget that the journey to these incredible innovations was a lot of surprising moments. We’re fascinated with the scientists, engineers and innovators who changed the world for the better… and sometimes worse. These are the leaps of mankind, as they happened.

Introducing American Innovations from Wondery. Hosted by Steven Johnson, listen and subscribe to our first arc, The Dynamo of DNA, wherever you’re listening to this right now.


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The Great Mississippi Flood | Dirty Water | 2

The Great Mississippi Flood | Dirty Water | 2

Early in the morning on April 22nd, 1927, flood waters from a break in the Mound Landing levee entered the town of Greenville, Mississippi. Within hours, the town was submerged in 10 feet of water. Th...

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The Great Mississippi Flood | When the Levee Breaks | 1

The Great Mississippi Flood | When the Levee Breaks | 1

In the winter and spring of 1927, record-setting rain fell across the central United States. The Mississippi River swelled to capacity, and by April, the water breached major levees. It was the start ...

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Lewis and Clark | The Journey and the Journals | 4

Lewis and Clark | The Journey and the Journals | 4

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Lewis and Clark | The Long Way Home | 3

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Lewis and Clark | Across the Rockies | 2

Lewis and Clark | Across the Rockies | 2

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Lewis and Clark | Into the Wild | 1

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The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Portrait of a Struggle | 6

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