Patented: History of Inventions
History
The Ouija Board was patented in 1890. But in did not appear out of thin air. It was only one in a long, long line of devices attempting to pierce the veil between this world and the next.
Come with us, if you dare, on a journey through the Spiritualism that rocked America in the 19th century and the wild world of inventions the movement spawned.
Dallas’s guest today is the wonderful Brandon Hodge, expert on all things talking board. Find out more at Brandon’s website: http://www.mysteriousplanchette.com/
Edited by Stuart Beckwith, Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
The Bicycle with Tim Harford
Prozac
LSD
Small Inventions, Big Impact
Robots
Wheeled Suitcase
Tanks
The Origin of Zero
The First Motion Picture: Conspiracy, Murder, and Movies
The Treadmill
The Ear Trumpet
Monks: Medieval Masters of Invention
Spacesuits
Breakfast Cereal
The Atomic Bomb
Condoms
Military Drones
Steam Engines and Transport Innovators
Genetic Engineering
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