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Invent

A topic index for Randy Charles Johnson videos about inventions or how specific things were invented.

This page groups separate Randy Charles Johnson videos that discuss how things were invented.

It is a directory of source videos, not a single standalone subject.

Catalogued sources

  1. Edison Didn't Invent the Light Bulb —
    Role: randy commentary
    Randy relationship: Randy narrates and explains the invention history of the light bulb.
    Sentiment: neutral

    Randy says Edison did not invent the light bulb in the simple popular sense, and explains that earlier inventors had already worked on light bulbs before Edison improved the design with a longer-lasting filament.

    Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor, but he didn't invent the light bulb like many people think.

  2. How The Ice Cream Cone Was Invented —
    Role: randy commentary
    Randy relationship: Randy narrates the origin story of the ice cream cone.
    Sentiment: neutral

    Randy retells a popular origin story for the ice cream cone, describing a world's fair scene in which a waffle is folded into a cone to save melting ice cream.

    Today, I want to discuss how the ice cream cone was invented.

References

  1. Randy Johnson, Edison Didn't Invent the Light Bulb — (randy commentary), archived transcript.
  2. Randy Johnson, How The Ice Cream Cone Was Invented — (randy commentary), archived transcript.
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