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    The Invention Invention

    Planet Money · Feb 11, 2026 · 31 min
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    Book tour tickets and details here . Today, the story of three inventions. The first, the sewing machine, was created by a selfish and ambitious inventor who wanted all the credit and was willing to fight a war for it. The second, a more modern invention, was made by an Italian inventor who wanted only to connect the world through video, so “evvvvverybody can talk with evvvvverybody else.” And…

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