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From Marlon Brando to Harry Houdini, it's common knowledge that performers are uniquely gifted -- but several have also gained reputations as gifted inventors. Tune in to learn more about five of history's most unlikely inventors.

5 Unlikely Inventors

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This 2023 episode covers the Insular Cases, which are SCOTUS cases regarding rights of people in U.S. territories. 

This 2023 episode covers the Insular Cases, which are SCOTUS cases regarding rights of people in U.S. territories.&nbsp;

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Holly talks about how small the circle of London intellectuals was in John Graunt's time. Then there is discussion of disco balls in bathrooms.

Holly talks about how small the circle of London intellectuals was in John Graunt's time. Then there is discussion of disco balls in bathrooms.

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There are so many things in our modern world that we presume are fairly recent inventions. But the three things we’re going to talk about in this instance are quite old, but they have close associations with the recent past.

Research:
Abbott, David, PhD., ed. “The Biographical Book of Scientists: Engineers and Inventors.” Peter Bedrick Books. New York. 1985.
“Bad Breath.” Medline Plus. https://medlineplus.gov/badbreath.html#:~:text=Teenagers-,Summary,help%20give%20you%20fresher%20breath.
Berlin, Erika. “‘The Myriad Reflector’: The Early, Forgotten Disco Ball.” Mental Floss. May 21, 2015. https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/myriad-reflector-early-forgotten-disco-ball
Britannica Editors. "aeolipile". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Jun. 2016, https://www.britannica.com/technology/aeolipile
Britannica Editors. "Heron of Alexandria". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heron-of-Alexandria
Garber, David. “Meet Me Under the Disco Ball: A History of Nightlife’s Most Enduring Symbol.” Vice. June 4, 2015. https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-me-under-the-disco-ball-a-history-of-nightlifes-most-enduring-symbol/
Handwerk, Brian. “The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath.” Smithsonian. Feb. 13, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/halitosis-horrors-how-bad-breath-became-americas-worst-nightmare-180962104/
HØYRUP, JENS. “A NEW EDITION OF THE METRICA OF HERON OF ALEXANDRIA.” Physis. Vol. LIII. 2018. http://akira.ruc.dk/~jensh/Publications/2018%7BR%7D06_A%20New%20Edition%20of%20the%20Metrica%20of%20Heron%20of%20Alexandria_S.pdf
Hughes, J. Donald. “Hero of Alexandria.” Ebsco. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/hero-alexandria
Mendell, H. “Hero and the tradition of the circle segment.” Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 77, 451–499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-023-00308-y
“Mint! From the Ancient World to Modern Manchester.” Manchester Museum. Aug. 17, 2018. https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2018/08/17/mint-from-the-ancient-world-to-modern-manchester/#:~:text=The%20ancient%20Egyptians%20invented%20breath%20mints%20to,*%20Severely%20worn%20teeth%20*%20Tooth%20loss
“Myriad Reflector Will Feature Annual Fall Opening Odeon Ball.” Great Falls leader. Sept. 4, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1018804435/?match=1&terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22
“Plant of the Month: Mint.” JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/plant-of-the-month-mint/
Pliny the Elder. “The Natural History.” Translated by John Bostock and Henry T. Riley. Taylor & Francis. London. 1855. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50041
Rossen, Jake. “All That Glitters: A History of the Disco Ball.” Mental Floss. Dec. 30, 2021. https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/disco-ball-facts-history
“Saltair.” Salt Lake Telegram. June 13, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/image/288643722/?match=1&terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22
Smith, Grafton Elliot, et al. “The Papyrus Ebers.” Ares Publishers. Chicago. 1974. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924073200077&seq=5
“Strike the Banners.” The Kentucky Post. August 31, 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/image/760821309/?match=1&terms=%22L.%20B.Woeste%22
“Wonderful Falls Short of Expressing the Grandeur of the Rotary Charity Ball.” The Piqua Daily Call. Jan. 26, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/935844964/?match=1&terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22
Woeste, L.B. “Myriad Reflector.” U.S. Patent Office. Feb. 6, 1917. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/9e/4c/73/00bfc626d3f664/US1214863.pdf
Woeste, L.B. “Myriad Reflector.” U.S. Patent Office. March 13, 1928. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/1662554?requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiIyM2QyOTAxNi1iNjVhLTRkNTAtYWEyOS0zZjAyOWMwYmZiMWUiLCJ2ZXIiOiJmZjg4ZmU5Yy1iOTA2LTQxZDUtYTQxMS02MGM5Mzk3NTk0YzYiLCJleHAiOjB9
“Woeste Rites Are Set.” Cincinatti Enquirer. April 11, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/103141821/?article=7dc922a9-f0a9-42b8-a61e-f9e92a7b3557&terms=%22Louis%20B.%20Woeste%22
Woodcroft, Bennet, ed. “The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria.” Taylor Walton and Maberly. London. 1851. Accessed online: https://www.thehopkinthomasproject.com/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Steam/URochesterCollection/Hero/index-2.html

 

 

There are so many things in our modern world that we presume are fairly recent inventions. But the three things we&rsquo;re going to talk about in this instance are quite old, but they have close associations with the recent past.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Abbott, David, PhD., ed. &ldquo;The Biographical Book of Scientists: Engineers and Inventors.&rdquo; Peter Bedrick Books. New York. 1985.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Bad Breath.&rdquo; Medline Plus. https://medlineplus.gov/badbreath.html#:~:text=Teenagers-,Summary,help%20give%20you%20fresher%20breath.</li>
<li>Berlin, Erika. &ldquo;&lsquo;The Myriad Reflector&rsquo;: The Early, Forgotten Disco Ball.&rdquo; Mental Floss. May 21, 2015. https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/myriad-reflector-early-forgotten-disco-ball</li>
<li>Britannica Editors. "aeolipile".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Jun. 2016, https://www.britannica.com/technology/aeolipile</li>
<li>Britannica Editors. "Heron of Alexandria".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heron-of-Alexandria</li>
<li>Garber, David. &ldquo;Meet Me Under the Disco Ball: A History of Nightlife&rsquo;s Most Enduring Symbol.&rdquo; Vice. June 4, 2015. https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-me-under-the-disco-ball-a-history-of-nightlifes-most-enduring-symbol/</li>
<li>Handwerk, Brian. &ldquo;The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath.&rdquo; Smithsonian. Feb. 13, 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/halitosis-horrors-how-bad-breath-became-americas-worst-nightmare-180962104/</li>
<li>H&Oslash;YRUP, JENS. &ldquo;A NEW EDITION OF THE METRICA OF HERON OF ALEXANDRIA.&rdquo; Physis. Vol. LIII. 2018. http://akira.ruc.dk/~jensh/Publications/2018%7BR%7D06_A%20New%20Edition%20of%20the%20Metrica%20of%20Heron%20of%20Alexandria_S.pdf</li>
<li>Hughes, J. Donald. &ldquo;Hero of Alexandria.&rdquo; Ebsco. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/hero-alexandria</li>
<li>Mendell, H. &ldquo;Hero and the tradition of the circle segment.&rdquo;&nbsp;Arch. Hist. Exact Sci.&nbsp;77, 451&ndash;499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-023-00308-y</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mint! From the Ancient World to Modern Manchester.&rdquo; Manchester Museum. Aug. 17, 2018. https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2018/08/17/mint-from-the-ancient-world-to-modern-manchester/#:~:text=The%20ancient%20Egyptians%20invented%20breath%20mints%20to,*%20Severely%20worn%20teeth%20*%20Tooth%20loss</li>
<li>&ldquo;Myriad Reflector Will Feature Annual Fall Opening Odeon Ball.&rdquo; Great Falls leader. Sept. 4, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1018804435/?match=1&amp;terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Plant of the Month: Mint.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/plant-of-the-month-mint/</li>
<li>Pliny the Elder. &ldquo;The Natural History.&rdquo; Translated by John Bostock and Henry T. Riley. Taylor &amp; Francis. London. 1855. Project Gutenberg. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50041</li>
<li>Rossen, Jake. &ldquo;All That Glitters: A History of the Disco Ball.&rdquo; Mental Floss. Dec. 30, 2021. https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/disco-ball-facts-history</li>
<li>&ldquo;Saltair.&rdquo; Salt Lake Telegram. June 13, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/image/288643722/?match=1&amp;terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22</li>
<li>Smith, Grafton Elliot, et al.&nbsp;&ldquo;The Papyrus Ebers.&rdquo; Ares Publishers. Chicago. 1974. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924073200077&amp;seq=5</li>
<li>&ldquo;Strike the Banners.&rdquo; The Kentucky Post. August 31, 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/image/760821309/?match=1&amp;terms=%22L.%20B.Woeste%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Wonderful Falls Short of Expressing the Grandeur of the Rotary Charity Ball.&rdquo; The Piqua Daily Call. Jan. 26, 1917. https://www.newspapers.com/image/935844964/?match=1&amp;terms=%22myriad%20reflector%22</li>
<li>Woeste, L.B. &ldquo;Myriad Reflector.&rdquo; U.S. Patent Office. Feb. 6, 1917. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/9e/4c/73/00bfc626d3f664/US1214863.pdf</li>
<li>Woeste, L.B. &ldquo;Myriad Reflector.&rdquo; U.S. Patent Office. March 13, 1928. https://ppubs.uspto.gov/api/pdf/downloadPdf/1662554?requestToken=eyJzdWIiOiIyM2QyOTAxNi1iNjVhLTRkNTAtYWEyOS0zZjAyOWMwYmZiMWUiLCJ2ZXIiOiJmZjg4ZmU5Yy1iOTA2LTQxZDUtYTQxMS02MGM5Mzk3NTk0YzYiLCJleHAiOjB9</li>
<li>&ldquo;Woeste Rites Are Set.&rdquo; Cincinatti Enquirer. April 11, 1933. https://www.newspapers.com/image/103141821/?article=7dc922a9-f0a9-42b8-a61e-f9e92a7b3557&amp;terms=%22Louis%20B.%20Woeste%22</li>
<li>Woodcroft, Bennet, ed. &ldquo;The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria.&rdquo; Taylor Walton and Maberly. London. 1851. Accessed online: https://www.thehopkinthomasproject.com/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Steam/URochesterCollection/Hero/index-2.html</li>
</ul>
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There are so many things in our modern world that we presume are fairly recent inventions. But the three things we’re going to talk about in this instance are quite old, but they have close associations with the recent past.

Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old

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