This week we take a look at inventions that occurred either way earlier, or way later than we all might expect. From crossword puzzles to plywood, we find out the who's and whens of some of history's biggest innovations. In the news: Roseburg's historic ammonium nitrate explosion, the new Burnside Bridge, desalinization using solar energy, and Slurpee assaults. High-five!
Special – Portland at the Movies Ep. #1: Halloweentown
#60 – Remember Atari?
#59 – The Microwave: Cooker of Hot Dogs; Measurer of the Speed of Light
#58 – What If The Earth Rotated Backwards?
#57 – A Little Taste of Everything
#56 – You Say “Berenstein,” I Say “Berenstain.”
#55 – VR + DB Cooper
#54 – Aluminum: More Than Just Nice Cans
#53 – How Air Conditioning Elected Ronald Reagan
#52 – Earth’s Magnetic Personality
#51 – The Fascinating Case of Phineas Gage
# 50 – The Flux Capacitor of Space Travel
#49 – Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Marketing Scam
#48 – No, The *Other* Margaret Hamilton
# 47 – Tinnitus: It’s All In Your Head
#46 – Jupiter? I Barely Knew Her!
#45 – The Farnsworth Invention
#44 – The Universe and Everything
#43 – Heat Stroke and Naked Baby Ducks
#42 – Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Science”
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