Welcome back to episode 3 of “Giants Helped Me Do It”, the podcast covering the innovations and inventions of the past from cultures all aorund the world.
This episode gives you a closer look at some of the more weird and wonderful primary sources we have available to us, and talks about the pros and cons of primary sources when trying to build a historically accurate picture of the past. When I say weird, I do mean WEIRD too. We talk about giant ants, unicorns and burning feet in this episode, so there is lots to take in!
The main players in this episode include:
Herodotus
Pliny the Elder
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck (1744–1829)
And more!
If you have any questions, don’t forget to leave them below. Also, let me know below if you think the Archimedes Death Ray was possible!
Thanks, as always, for your support. Until the next episode!
Daniel
Sources for podcast:
Herodotus, 480? BCE-420? BCE. „The History of Herodotus — Volume 1“. Https://Www.Gutenberg.Org/Files/2707/2707-h/2707-h.Htm, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2707/pg2707-images.html.utf8. Zugegriffen 26. Oktober 2023.
Pliny, the Elder. „The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)“. Https://Www.Gutenberg.Org/Files/60230/60230-h/60230-h.Htm, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60230/pg60230-images.html. Zugegriffen 26. Oktober 2023.
„Zoological Philosophy / by J.B. Lamarck ; Translated, with an Introduction by Hugh Elliot.“ Wellcome Collection, https://wellcomecollection.org/works/z3cs577c/items. Zugegriffen 28. Oktober 2023.
Hempelmann, L. H. „Potential Dangers in the Uncontrolled Use of Shoe-Fitting Fluoroscopes“. New England Journal of Medicine, Bd. 241, Nr. 9, September 1949, S. 335–36. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM194909012410904.
Eugen Merzbacher; Radioactive toothpaste and reversed helicity. Physics Today 1 April 2012; 65 (4): 10–11. https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.1500
Music credit:
"Return of the Mummy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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