Mastery of fire was one of humanity’s greatest technological leaps forward, but even the ability to create fire only gets you so far if the flame is not easily generated and/or transferred. Thus, the millennia-spanning quest to create the subtle technology we so easily take for granted: the modern matchstick. Join Robert and Joe for a multi-episode Invention exploration on fire-generation technology.
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Invention Classic: Chewing Gum
Invention Classic: The Museum
Invention Classic: Sun Glasses
Invention Classic: Penicillin
Invented Words, Part 2
Invented Words, Part 1
Invention: Barbed Wire
The Fire Extinguisher, Part 2
The Fire Extinguisher, Part 1
Strike the Match, Part 3
Strike the Match, Part 2
The Pencil
Beachbum Berry on the Invention of the Mai Tai
Invention Classic: Chopsticks
Listener Mail: Year End Wrap-Up, Part 2
Listener Mail: Year End Wrap-Up, Part 1
Toys, Part 3
Toys, Part 2
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