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May 20, 2025 4 min

#005 - Inventing to End War

from Inventing America Hosted by EX OBSCURITATE Productions

Richard Gatling invented one of history’s first rapid-fire weapons—not out of a desire for destruction, but to reduce battlefield deaths. This episode explores the paradox of inventing weapons for peace, and the complicated legacy Gatling left behind.

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