This week we conclude the timeline part of our journey with a 44 minute episode. Sorry it took 2 weeks to make. There’s a lot…Continue Reading1.5 The Journey to the Electric Wire Part 2

The Stolen Stars: A Dramatization of the Flamsteed/Newton Controversy

Jun 29th, 2020 11m 9s

This week’s episode is a 10 minute original play based on the Flamsteed/Newton controversy surrounding the 1712 version of Historia Coelestis Britannica, based on the work…Continue Reading1.4 The Stolen Stars: A Dramatization of the Flamsteed/N

The journey to the Electric Wire

Jun 23rd, 2020 23m 24s

Let’s go over early electricity. But first we have to go over early science. We start with Stephen Gray who explored the phenomena of electricity in…Continue Reading1.3 The Journey to the Electric Wire Part 1

1.2 A Discussion on Complexity

Jun 15th, 2020 4m 14s

A mini-episode talking about engineering complexity, manufacturing and our perceptions of simplicity.

The Dream of Electric Communications Part 1

Jun 9th, 2020 20m 11s

The history of the would be telegraph from 1752 up to about 1785. During a period when many dreamed of electric communications but did not…Continue Reading1.1 The Dream of Electric Communications Part 1

Introduction

Jun 7th, 2020 6m 58s

Long before Apple and Microsoft and even before the code breaking machines of World War 2, the computer revolution was taking shape in business, communications,…Continue Reading0. Introducing the Computer History Podcast

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