Episodes

  • 020 - Water - Chapter XIX Rivers and Floods

    020 - Water - Chapter XIX Rivers and Floods
    Jan 29 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    12 mins
  • 019 - Air - Chapter XVIII Liquid Air

    019 - Air - Chapter XVIII Liquid Air
    Jan 28 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    8 mins
  • 018 - Air - Chapter XVII The Sky and its Color

    018 - Air - Chapter XVII The Sky and its Color
    Jan 27 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    15 mins
  • 017 - Air - Chapter XVI Meteors

    017 - Air - Chapter XVI Meteors
    Jan 26 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    7 mins
  • 016 - Air - Chapter XV Hailstones and Snow

    016 - Air - Chapter XV Hailstones and Snow
    Jan 26 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    8 mins
  • 015 - Air - Chapter XIV How Dew is Formed

    015 - Air - Chapter XIV How Dew is Formed
    Jan 26 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    13 mins
  • 014 - Air - Chapter XIII Weather Predictions

    014 - Air - Chapter XIII Weather Predictions
    Jan 26 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    7 mins
  • 013 - Air - Chapter XII Local Winds

    013 - Air - Chapter XII Local Winds
    Jan 26 2026
    Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts accessible to the general public. Volume I, subtitled World Building and Life Earth, Air and Water, explores the wonders of our planet and beyond. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
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    14 mins