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The Chemistry Timeline

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How did scientists discover the atom? Where does our understanding of metals and the material world come from? And how did we get from fire and rocks to smart phones and satellites. The Chemistry Timeline casts your mind back, telling you the story of the origins of Chemistry and our understanding of the world.

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Episode 7: The Greek Debate - Thales, Anaximenes and the Primordial Stuff

Saison 1 · Épisode 7

vendredi 17 juillet 2026 • Durée 15:17

Today we venture back to the start of philosophical thinking. We will learn about two Greek thinkers who started to try and comprehend the universe. What was the Arche? How did their ideas fare to modern science? And how far off were they?

References

Aristotle. Metaphysics (Book I, Chapter 3).
Diogenes Laërtius. Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (Book I).
Plato. Theaetetus (174a).
Kirk, G.S., Raven, J.E., & Schofield, M. The Presocratic Philosophers. Cambridge University Press.
Burnet, John. Early Greek Philosophy. A&C Black.

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AI Disclaimer: Research, script writing and editing done by myself. AI is used in the fine tuning of my script to help create a smooth flow of ideas (otherwise it would be as chaotic as the early universe), but all research and writing is not AI-Generated.

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Episode 6: Glasses and Glazes - Turning Sand into Sophistication

Saison 1 · Épisode 6

vendredi 10 juillet 2026 • Durée 17:08

Today, we venture back to the point where we started turning boring sand into beautiful glass. How did we turn this common ingredient into a clear crystal? What problems did they have, and why was coloured glass the original idea?

References:

Degryse, P., Scott, R. B., & Brems, D. (2014). The archaeometry of ancient glassmaking: Reconstructing ancient technology and the trade of raw materials. Perspective, (2), 224–238. https://doi.org/10.4000/perspective.5617
Gherardi, F. (2022). Compositional and morphological investigations of Roman glass from cremation deposits at Birdoswald Fort on Hadrian’s Wall, UK. Heritage, 5(1), 362–377. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5010021
Jackson, C. M., Paynter, S., Nenna, M.-D., & Degryse, P. (2016). Glassmaking using natron from el-Barnugi (Egypt); Pliny and the Roman glass industry. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 10(5), 1179–1191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-016-0447-4
Lü, Q.-Q., Henderson, J., Wang, Y., & Wang, B. (2021). Natron glass beads reveal proto-Silk Road between the Mediterranean and China in the 1st millennium BCE. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 2911. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82245-w
Muros, V. (n.d.). Down in the dumps: Analysis of glass production debris from Petrie's excavations at Amarna. Smithsonian Research Online.
Rasmussen, S. C. (n.d.). A brief history of early silica glass: Impact on science and society. Firenze University Press.
Shortland, A. (n.d.). Glass production. UC Berkeley: eScholarship.

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Episode 5: The Egyptian Art - Embalming, Cosmetics & Khemia

Saison 1 · Épisode 5

dimanche 5 juillet 2026 • Durée 20:20

In today's episode, we venture back to one of the most loved ancient civilisations, the Egyptians. How did we preserve human bodies for thousands of years? What did they use? And why did they have lovely black lines on their eyes?

References:

Lucas, A. (1962). Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries. Edward Arnold Publishers. (The definitive, classic text on the material chemistry of ancient Egypt).
Tapsoba, I., et al. (2010). Finding Out Why Ancient Egyptian Kohl Makeup Had Bactericidal and Therapeutic Properties. Analytical Chemistry, 82(2), 457-460. (The groundbreaking study revealing the lead-induced nitric oxide defense mechanism).
Bickerstaffe, D. (2001). The Dehydration of the Dead: Natron and its Use in Mummification. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. (Excellent analysis of the osmotic properties of Wadi El Natrun minerals).
Evershed, R. P., et al. (1997). Chemical Composition of Organic Residues in Ancient Egyptian Mummies. Nature, 390, 661-662. (An analytical study utilizing gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to decode the natural polymers and resins used in wrapping).

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Episode 4: Ceramics and Clay - Preserving History Through Kilns

Saison 1 · Épisode 4

lundi 29 juin 2026 • Durée 16:43

I'd like to apologise for the delay in this episode. Last weeks heatwave absolutely destroyed me!

In our fourth episode, we explore how clay leads to ceramics. How do we turn this lump of slimy mud into durable, glazed jars and pots?

References:

Aitken, M. J. (1985). Thermoluminescence dating. Academic Press.

Eppler, R. A., & Eppler, D. R. (2000). Glazes and glass coatings. American Ceramic Society.

Kingery, W. D. (1948). Fundamental study of clay: VIII, a new method for studying the plasticity of clays. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 31(10), 288–290. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1948.tb14231.x
Rice, P. M. (2015). Pottery analysis: A sourcebook. University of Chicago Press.

Velde, B., & Meunier, A. (2008). The origin of clay minerals in soils and weathered rocks. Springer Science & Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75674-3

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Episode 3: Forged in Fire - Iron Metallurgy and Empire Building

Saison 1 · Épisode 3

vendredi 19 juin 2026 • Durée 14:57

In the third episode of this season, we explore why the iron age didn't come first. How did we come to use metal? What did it do to early empires? Where did an unlikely object shatter the understanding of rusting? Find out in this episode.

References:

Comelli, D., et al. (2016). The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun's iron dagger blade. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51(7), 1301-1309.
Wertime, T. A., & Muhly, J. D. (1980). The Coming of the Age of Iron. Yale University Press.
Balasubramaniam, R. (2000). On the Corrosion Resistance of the Delhi Iron Pillar. Corrosion Science, 42(12), 2103-2129.
Reardon, A. C. (2011). Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist. ASM International.

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Episode 2: Harder, Faster, Stronger - The Dawn of the Bronze Age

Saison 1 · Épisode 2

vendredi 12 juin 2026 • Durée 19:12

In our second episode, we look at how humans went from simple stones, to magnificent metal. How did we come to use copper? Where did we get it from? And what were the challenges of creating bronze? Find out in this latest episode.

References:

Kradradjee, B., & Charles, J. A. (1980). The first metallurgists: Smelting and alloying in the ancient Near East. Journal of Archaeological Science, 7(3), 211–230.
Pernicka, E. (2014). Provenance determination of archaeological metal objects. In Roberts, B. W., & Thornton, C. P. (Eds.), Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective (pp. 239–268). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9017-3_10
Radivojević, M., Rehren, T., Pernicka, E., Šljivar, D., Brauns, M., & Borić, D. (2010). On the origins of extractive metallurgy: New evidence from Europe. Journal of Archaeological Science, 37(11), 2775–2787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2010.06.012
Roberts, B. W., Thornton, C. P., & Pigott, V. C. (2009). Development of metallurgical technologies in the ancient world. World Archaeology, 41(4), 512–522. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438240903345134
Wertime, T. A. (1973). The beginnings of metallurgy: A new look. Science, 182(4115), 875–887. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.182.4115.875

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Episode 1: Sparking Civilisation - The First Chemical Reaction (Fire)

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

mardi 9 juin 2026 • Durée 23:30

In the first, inaugural episode of the Chemistry Timeline, we travel back to the first time hominins harnessed chemistry. How did fire come to be part of our everyday lives, and how did it change our biology, our social skills, and our understanding of the material world?

References:

Attila, Y. (2018). The history of fire use and its effects on human sociality. DergiPark, 4(2), 112–125.
Gowlett, J. A. J. (2016). The discovery of fire by humans: a long and convoluted process. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1696), 20150164. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0164
Huang, C., Li, J., & Gao, X. (2022). Evidence of fire use by Homo erectus pekinensis: An XRD study of archaeological bones from Zhoukoudian Locality 1, China. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, Article 811319. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.811319
Marin-Monfort, M. D., Shaw, C. L., Natalio, F., Grossman, L., Andrews, P., Campos, J., & Fernández-Jalvo, Y. (2026). New evidence for Early Pleistocene use of fire at Wonderwerk Cave (South Africa). PLoS ONE, 21(6), e0347480. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0347480
Roebroeks, W., & Villa, P. (2011). On the earliest evidence for habitual use of fire in Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(13), 5209–5214. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1018116108
Wiessner, P. W. (2014). Embers of society: Firelight talk among the Ju/’hoansi Bushmen. , (39), 14027–14033.

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