Inventions
The Life Scientific. John Taylor on being an inventor. Audio, 28 minutes
John Taylor tells Jim Al-Khalili how his inventions transformed the electric kettle.
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Out of the Ordinary. Series 6, Free Energy. Audio, 28 minutes
Jolyon Jenkins meets the men trying to build free energy machines in their garages.
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The Forum. Nikola Tesla's Electric Dreams. Audio, 28 minutes
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the life and inventions of engineer Nikola Tesla.
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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy. S-Bend. Audio, 9 minutes
The S-bend was a pipe with a curve in it, an invention that led to public sanitation
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Science Stories. The Birth of Photography. Audio, 28 minutes
How William Fox Talbot captured a moment in time.
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Science Stories. The Woman Who Tamed Lightning. Audio, 28 minutes
Naomi Alderman tells the story of engineer Hertha Ayrton, who refined street lights.
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A Brief History of TIM. Audio, 30 minutes
Lynne Truss explores the history of the Speaking Clock. With Professor Stephen Hawking.
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Out of the Ordinary. Series 4, A Better Mousetrap. Audio, 28 minutes
Jolyon Jenkins investigates the world of mousetrap inventors. Can there be a better trap?
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Science Stories. Einstein's Fridge. Audio, 28 minutes
What happened when Einstein decided to fix the fridge?
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Science Stories. The engine that ran out of steam. Audio, 28 minutes
How the engine that powered the industrial revolution nearly ran out of steam.
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The Why Factor. Television. Audio, 18 minutes
Why does television have such a powerful influence on our lives?
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An Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth. Audio, 28 minutes
The writer Tom Dyckhoff looks at the life and work of Richard Buckminster Fuller.
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The Turing Solution. Audio, 28 minutes
Mathematician and code-breaker Alan Turing, and his role in the invention of the computer.
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Punt PI. Series 4, Episode 2. Audio, 30 minutes
Steve Punt turns private investigator, examining little mysteries that amuse and beguile.
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come. Audio, 30 minutes
How common is simultaneous discovery in science and is it a case of convergent evolution?
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Great Lives. Thomas Edison. Audio, 30 minutes
Sir Clive Sinclair discusses fellow inventor Thomas Edison with Matthew Parris.
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Great Lives. Robert Hooke. Audio, 28 minutes
David Attenborough nominates the largely forgotten 17th-century inventor and illustrator.
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