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Tin cans, cutlery and sewing
Chris Harding is joined by academics Chris Corker, Lindsay Middleton and Serena Dyer to discuss the impact of industrialisation and military needs on a group of inventions.
How sewing machines wrecked sewing. Why people mistrusted tin cans. What the invention of stainless steel had to do with the military. New research into the impact of industrialisation on materials like tin, steel and sewing machines is shared by the academics Chris Corker from the University of York, Lindsay Middleton from the University of Glasgow, and Serena Dyer who teaches at De Montfort University. Chris Harding hosts the conversation.
Producer: Tim Bano
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Tue 28 Feb 2023
22:00
大象传媒 Radio 3
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