Patented: History of Inventions

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 u...

3 Apr 202234min

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 st...

30 Mar 202243min

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 ...

27 Mar 202229min

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,...

23 Mar 202238min

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...

20 Mar 202236min

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...

16 Mar 202234min

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.Genet...

16 Mar 202253min

Stories of invention and innovation through history hosted by Dallas Campbell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Feb 20221min