Podcasts Culture Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly S7E11 (Archive) - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors

S7E11 (Archive) - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 5:09 a.m.

From the Digital Box Set: This week, we explore famous Products Named After Their Inventors. Some products are so cemented in our minds we forget their names once belonged to people. Shrapnel was invented by Henry Shrapnel, nachos were invented by Nachos Anaya and the leotard was invented by a Jules Leotard. We’ll even look at some inventors who wish their names had been forgotten... This is an archived episode that aired originally on March 15, 2018.