shillyshally t1_j30me4m wrote on January 5, 2023 at 5:54 AM

This was mentioned tangentially in an episode of In Our Time covering the Great Stink of 1858.

Brenag t1_j312nx0 wrote on January 5, 2023 at 9:09 AM

Don't forget the brilliant (and hilarious) Map Men episode on YT: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Na9iO_HEe14&feature=shares

[deleted] t1_j318oxn wrote on January 5, 2023 at 10:29 AM

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eric5014 t1_j30om7s wrote on January 5, 2023 at 6:17 AM

There's a series of YT videos on the story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLpzHHbFrHY

shillyshally t1_j30p33w wrote on January 5, 2023 at 6:22 AM

Thanks. Will watch it. I knew of the pump before the In Our Time episode - since it is justifiably famous in the annals of medicine and Figuring Things Out - but can never remember his name.