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Data di messa in onda
Giu 24, 2019
The surprising stories behind four helpful household inventions to improve Home Life: Gilbert Toyne created an Aussie backyard icon - the rotary clothes hoist - only to have it made
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The surprising stories behind four helpful household inventions to improve Home Life: Gilbert Toyne created an Aussie backyard icon - the rotary clothes hoist - only to have it made famous by someone else. Myra Taylor improved women's lives with her Boneless Corset leaving a legacy of freedom we still enjoy today. Mervyn Richardson forever changed the suburban landscape with his Victa Lawnmower, while Dr Steve Cummings and Bruce Thompson achieved huge water savings around the world with the Dual Flush Toilet.
Data di messa in onda
Lug 01, 2019
Australian inventors have boldly re-imagined communication across the spectrum of technologies: Graeme Clark's extraordinary Bionic Ear delivered deaf patients the sound of speech; John
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Australian inventors have boldly re-imagined communication across the spectrum of technologies: Graeme Clark's extraordinary Bionic Ear delivered deaf patients the sound of speech; John O'Sullivan and his CSIRO team created the world's first high-speed WiFi that dramatically changed the communication landscape worldwide; Henry Sutton's visionary 'Telephane' was designed in Ballarat decades before the Television and post-master James Raymond established the world's first Pre-Paid Postage system in Sydney in 1838 with his delightfully simple pre-paid envelope.
Data di messa in onda
Lug 08, 2019
The fires of war become the forges of Australian invention. William Scurry invented a decoy Drip Rifle to help Anzacs safely evacuate from Gallipoli. Alexander Worsfold built his
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The fires of war become the forges of Australian invention. William Scurry invented a decoy Drip Rifle to help Anzacs safely evacuate from Gallipoli. Alexander Worsfold built his all-terrain Transporter to hurry injured soldiers to field hospitals on the Western Front. Adelaide-born Howard Florey and his team developed the wonder drug Penicillin that was first deployed amongst infected allied soldiers during World War Two. And from Wollongong, Evelyn Owen’s Sub Machine Gun out-performed its competitors and become known as ‘the diggers’ darling’.
Data di messa in onda
Lug 15, 2019
The push for smarter farming is at the core of Australia’s tough agricultural history. Richard and Clarence Smith quarrelled over who was the true inventor, but their Stump Jump Plough
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The push for smarter farming is at the core of Australia’s tough agricultural history. Richard and Clarence Smith quarrelled over who was the true inventor, but their Stump Jump Plough improved the economic prospects of farmers working difficult terrain. Frederic Wolseley’s Mechanical Shears eventually won over the shearers and transformed the wool industry. Lew Bandt designed the Ute for farmers needing a comfortable working vehicle, and Benjamin Dunkerley invented a fur-cutting machine that led to the iconic Akubra.
Data di messa in onda
Lug 22, 2019
Four great medicos and mavericks risked their careers testing these ground-breaking medical inventions. Psychiatrist Dr Joh Cade discovered the psychological effects of Lithium on his
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Four great medicos and mavericks risked their careers testing these ground-breaking medical inventions. Psychiatrist Dr Joh Cade discovered the psychological effects of Lithium on his bipolar patients after first testing its toxicity on himself. Dr Mark Lidwill worked in secrecy on the world’s first Pacemaker following his experiments on the hearts of recently deceased patients. Prof Fiona Wood developed a process to help severe burns victims recover quickly with Spray On Skin, and the Ansells helped fight infection with their Disposable Medical Gloves.
Data di messa in onda
Lug 29, 2019
Food Preservation has been a major challenge throughout Australia’s history. In Victoria James Harrison invented a process of refrigeration that could make Artificial Ice on a commercial
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Food Preservation has been a major challenge throughout Australia’s history. In Victoria James Harrison invented a process of refrigeration that could make Artificial Ice on a commercial scale. In New South Wales Thomas Mort and Eugene Nicolle adapted and improved on Harrison’s technology to build the world’s first freezer works to produce Artificially Frozen Food. In Western Australian Arthur McCormick came up with the Coolgardie food Safe that ran on evaporative cooling, and in South Australia Tom Angove invented the Wine Cask.
Data di messa in onda
Ago 05, 2019
The Inventors who got us airborne typify tenacity and perseverance. Lawrence Hargrave, who was ridiculed for his Box Kites, laid the foundation for all modern aviation. David Warren’s
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The Inventors who got us airborne typify tenacity and perseverance. Lawrence Hargrave, who was ridiculed for his Box Kites, laid the foundation for all modern aviation. David Warren’s Black Box helped make flying the safest form of transport, but he faced staunch resistance getting it off the ground. Jack Grant persisted for 10 years to get his lifesaving Slide-Raft into planes. While it took 60,000 years for the inventors of the returnable Boomerang to receive recognition for their aeronautical achievements.
Data di messa in onda
Ago 12, 2019
Four Australian inventions that transformed how we see the world around us, and what we know about it. William and Lawrence Bragg invented X-ray Crystallography to reveal the atomic
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Four Australian inventions that transformed how we see the world around us, and what we know about it. William and Lawrence Bragg invented X-ray Crystallography to reveal the atomic structure of crystals. Milutin Stoilovic and colleagues at the Australian National University worked with Federal Police to create a forensic lamp, the Polilight, which could detect latent finger prints. Charles Tait created the world’s first Feature Film with the help of his family, and William Beech invented the Periscope Rifle in the trenches of Gallipoli.
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