Episodes

  • 025 - Water - Chapter XXIV Why does Ice Float

    025 - Water - Chapter XXIV Why does Ice Float
    Feb 3 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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    10 mins
  • 024 - Water - Chapter XXIII Stored Energy in Water

    024 - Water - Chapter XXIII Stored Energy in Water
    Feb 2 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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    16 mins
  • 023 - Water - Chapter XXII Water and Ice

    023 - Water - Chapter XXII Water and Ice
    Feb 1 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
  • 022 - Water - Chapter XXI What is a Sponge

    022 - Water - Chapter XXI What is a Sponge
    Jan 31 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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    16 mins
  • 021 - Water - Chapter XX Tides

    021 - Water - Chapter XX Tides
    Jan 30 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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    6 mins
  • 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