Conversations from the Pointed Firs 9/3/21 Earl H Smith “Downeast Genius: From Earmuffs to Motor Cars, Maine Inventors…”

Host: Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger The guest for Friday, September 3rd is Earl H Smith, a native of Waterville, a 40-year veteran of Colby College, former dean of the college, recently retired, and author of “Downeast Genius: From Earmuffs to Motor Cars, Maine Inventors who Changed the World”. Key Discussion Points: -INVENTION -MAKER CULTURE, FIX-IT CULTURE -SPIRIT OF PLACE -HISTORY OF INVENTIONS AND PATENTS Guest: EARL H SMITH, AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, NATIVE OF MAINE About the host: Peter Neill is founder and director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web-based place of exchange for information and educational services about the health of the ocean. In 1972, he founded Leete’s Island Books, a small publishing house specializing in literary reprints, the essay, photography, the environment, and profiles of indigenous healers and practitioners of complimentary medicine around the world. He holds a profound interest in Maine, its history, its people, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life. The post Conversations from the Pointed Firs 9/3/21 Earl H Smith “Downeast Genius: From Earmuffs to Motor Cars, Maine Inventors…” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.