How We Went to the Moon
How We Went to the Moon
In 1969, man walked on the moon. The feat was a culmination of more than 2500 years of science and engineering achievements made by great people in the midst of social and political conflict. This podcast explores the true history of space travel, from the ancient inventions that were used to the innovations of the today that will make possible to explore worlds beyond Earth.
“Give us a reading on the 1202 program alarm.” - Armstrong “Roger. We got…. We’re go on that alarm.” - Duke
Archimedes was the possibly the most prolific scientific mind during the Hellenistic period of Greece. Without many of his inventions and mathematical discoveries, we never would have made it into space, let alone set foot on the moon.
Menaechmus and Apollonius of Perga were the inventors of conic sections 2400 years ago, but without them, we never would have set foot on the moon.