Patented: History of Inventions
History
There's a theory that the invention of paint had something to do with the dawn of humanity. We are on a never-ending quest to create brighter, better colours. From grinding rocks, to crushing bugs, concocting chemicals and now manipulating nanotubes - a mind-boggling array of beautiful pigments and dyes litter our history.
Today's guest is Kassia St Clair, author of international bestseller The Secret Lives of Colours.
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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