The Invention of the Book, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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4.3 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2020
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Books are one of humanity’s greatest inventions, but where do they come from? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe explore the history of book technology, from ancient clay tablets and papyrus scrolls to the codex and beyond.
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| 1:45.5 | Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of iHeartRadio. |
| 1:53.4 | Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam. |
| 1:58.8 | And I'm Joe McCormick. And today on Stuff to Blow Your Mind, we're going to be starting on an |
| 2:03.3 | expedition into the history of books. I guess this will be in the spirit of our previous show |
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