GIFTBOX 3 PACK. Includes episodes Drop the Apple, Feedback and What's in a Name?

DROP THE APPLE
With his discovery of calamine, James Smithson, the benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution, did a lot for sunburns, poison ivy and diaper rash. Calamine is one of the most useful and unusual minerals because it gives off electricity. The secret is in the shape. Discover how the use of this electricity led to Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and eventually to the creation of the atomic bomb.

FEEDBACK
In this episode, James Burke looks at the use of feedback in the twenty-first century. Learn how the concept of feedback originated in the Vineyards of France and how The Humane Society, drowning, shipping, a new diet and Kellogg's Corn Flakes are all integrally related.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?
A good breakfast leads to a corn cob garbage-which isn't actually garbage at all. It is used for "furfan", which creates resin for bonding. Learn how this led to the creation of the tractor and the diesel engine and surprisingly, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.