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Daniel Fahrenheit and the Mercury Thermometer
Marshall Brain Behold mercury thermometers. But where did they come from? Meet Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, born in Poland in 1686. Daniel was always fascinated by natural science. At 16 he began...
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Al Gross and the Walkie-Talkie
Marshall Brain Behold the walkie-talkie. But where did it come from? Meet Albert Jay Gross, born in Toronto in 1918. Al was interested in radio from an early age. In 1927, when he was nine years old,...
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Ed Acheson and the Carborundum Condundrum
Marshall Brain Behold carborundum. But where did it come from? Meet Edward Goodrich Acheson, born in Pennsylvania in 1865. Edward was a bright student, but when his father died, he had to quit school...
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Thomas Adams, Santa Anna and Chewing Gum
Marshall Brain Behold modern chewing gum. But where did it come from? Meet Thomas Adams, born in New York in 1818. Thomas Adams wasn’t the first person to make chewing gum. In fact, the practice dates...
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Edmund McIlhenny and the Secret of Tabasco Sauce
Marshall Brain Behold Tabasco sauce. But where did it come from? Edmund Mcilhenny, born in Maryland in 1815. We don’t know too much about Edmund’s childhood, but we do know that he didn’t start out as...
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Living the High Life: The Evolution of High Heels
Marshall Brain Behold, high heeled shoes. But where did they come from? The origins of high heeled shoes are a little fuzzy. But one thing’s for sure, they’ve been around for a long, long time....
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Stuff of Genius: A Thanksgiving Special
Marshall Brain Behold, the Stuff of Genius. But where does it come from? Over the past year, we’ve covered some amazing inventions, not to mention some incredibly inventors. In honor of Thanksgiving,...
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Raymond Damadian and the MRI
Marshall Brain Behold, the MRI. But where did it come from? Meet Raymond Damadian, born in New York in 1936. Nowadays Raymond is known for his pioneering medical breakthroughs, but that’s not his only...
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Bartolomeo Cristofori: The Real-life Piano Man
Marshall Brain Behold the piano. But where did it come from? Meet Bartolommeo Cristofori, born in 1655 in the Republic of Venice. Bart’s big break came in 1688 when Prince Ferdinando de’Medici hired...
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Bioplastics: The Stuff of (Sustainable) Genius
Marshall Brain Behold biodegradable plastics. But where do they come from, or in this case, maybe it’s better to ask where are these plastics going? You can find plastics in almost every industry...
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