Just realized my podcast on hidden tech inventors is filling a huge gap

I started a podcast focusing on inventors from marginalized groups who never got credit for their work. Digging through patent office records and old tech journals has been key to uncovering these stories. What other places should I look for lost innovation tales?

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the_phoenix1mo ago

Seriously doubt anyone cares about old patent office dust at this point. Those stories stayed buried because they just weren't that important to how tech moved forward. Maybe the energy would be better spent on who's building new things right now instead of trying to rewrite old history that won't change anything. This feels like creating a problem to solve rather than filling a real need.

the_nancy1mo ago

Wow, I used to think that too, but actually seeing the old stuff now changed my mind.

oscar_fox1mo ago

Have you ever seen a friend do a full one-eighty on old inventions? My mate Chris was all fired up like @the_phoenix, calling it boring paperwork no one needs. Then he stumbled on his grandad's old radio repair manuals in the attic. He spent a whole weekend piecing together how the circuits worked and said it solved a problem he'd been having with a modern project. Guess sometimes the old stuff has answers we just stopped asking for.