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From Pins To Paperclips Episodes

  1.

    Glue

    History and science of glue from Ancient Egypt to the Post-it note

  2. Hooks and Eyes

    The invention of the zipper in the late 1800s and the Velcro fastener in the 1950s

  3. Concealed Toilets

    The complex technology behind the humble toilet

  4. Glass

    The wonder of a substance that can be pressed like butter and blown like a bubble

  5. Computers

    From Wilhelm Schickard's calculating clock in 1623 to the present day

  6. The Modern Razor

    How Victorian sword makers started making blades for shaving in times of peace

  7. The Paper Clip

    Who invented the paperclip and when?