The video discusses the concept of accidental discoveries and how they have shaped the world we live in today. The host shares several examples of accidental discoveries, including:
* Percy Spencer's invention of the microwave oven after a magnetron melted a chocolate bar in his pocket.
* Spencer Silver's discovery of a weak glue that could be used to create Post-it notes.
* Alfred Nobel's accidental discovery of dynamite, which led to the establishment of the Nobel Prize.
* Edouard Benedictus's invention of laminated glass after he dropped a jar that cracked but did not shatter.
* George de Mestral's discovery of hook-and-loop fasteners after he removed burrs from his clothes and his dog's fur.
* Frank Epperson's invention of the popsicle after he left a mixture of lemonade and water outside on a cold night.
* The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming after he returned to his laboratory and found that a mold had contaminated one of his bacterial cultures.
* Constantin Fahlberg's accidental synthesis of saccharin after he forgot to wash his hands after working with chemicals.
The host also discusses how these accidental discoveries have had a significant impact on society and how they have changed the world we live in today.
1. Percy Spencer was a poor boy who grew up with only his aunt.
2. Percy Spencer joined the US Marine Corps and later worked at Raytheon company in 1939.
3. Percy Spencer discovered that microwaves can reheat food when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted while he was working on radar inventions.
4. Percy Spencer used corn to experiment with microwaves and the corn started popping.
5. The first microwave oven, called the Radar Range, was installed on a naval ship and was as tall as a grown-up man and twice as powerful as an ordinary microwave oven.
6. Spencer Silver worked at the 3M company and invented a weak glue that could be used to create press-and-peel stickers.
7. The Post-it company was founded after Arthur Fry used Spencer Silver's weak glue to create the first Post-it notes.
8. Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prize, was a chemist and scientist who invented dynamite.
9. Alfred Nobel's brother, Ludvig Nobel, died, and a newspaper mistakenly printed Alfred's obituary, calling him "the merchant of death."
10. Alfred Nobel changed his will and testament after reading his own obituary, leaving his money to establish the Nobel Prize.
11. Edouard Benedictus, a chemist and artist, invented laminated glass after dropping a jar that cracked but did not shatter.
12. George de Mestral, a Swiss engineer, invented hook-and-loop fasteners after studying the properties of burrs that stuck to his clothes.
13. Frank Epperson, an 11-year-old boy, invented the popsicle after leaving a mixture of lemonade and water outside on a cold night.
14. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin after noticing that mold had contaminated one of his bacterial cultures.
15. Constantin Fahlberg, a Russian chemist, invented saccharin after accidentally synthesizing it in a laboratory.
16. The first web camera was placed in front of a coffee machine in the Cambridge University in 1921 to allow employees to check if the coffee machine was empty without leaving their desks.
17. The first broadcasts were made on Yandex TV.