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Jun 7, 2015 6 min

Unintended Consequence S11 Ep12

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In the middle of the second world war, James Wright was hard at work, trying to invent a synthetic rubber substitute. He was employed by the U.S. War Production Board who were very interested in cheaper options for rubber as the war had led to severe shortages. His innovation was the result of an unintended consequence. Show notes are at: http://bit.ly/WWII-innovation Visit the blog for past shows at: http://philmckinney.com/

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