In the mid-60's, an Italian priest and scientist is supposed to have invented one of the greatest and most mind-blowing devices in history. The Chronovisor. A cabinet decked out with tubes, levers, wires, and antennas, the Chronovisor supposedly let its users tap into history by traveling back to high volumes of electromagnetic signals left in time and space.

The priest, Pellegrino Ernetti, allegedly traveled to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, to see Roman plays from 169 BC, and a whole lot more. Is it a big bucket of BS? Maybe. Are we gonna dive deep into it and see? Of course we are. Join us this week, on The What If? Podcast.
 

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