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Ancient Inventions
Did you know that successful brain surgery was being performed eight-thousand
years ago? Or that submarines and jet-propelled cars were designed in
the Middle Ages? In this hour of Science Friday: a history of such technological
advances from ancient times.
Guests:
Peter James
Writer and historian
Co-author,
"Ancient Inventions" (Ballantine Books, 1995.)
Liverpool, England
Nick Thorpe
Archaeologist
Co-author,
"Ancient Inventions" (Ballantine Books, 1995. )
Lecturer in archaeology
King Alfred's University College
Winchester, England
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