Episode: 1358 William Minor helping us to understand language from an insane asylum.  Today, a great dictionary and an asylum for the criminally insane.

Episode: 1358 William Minor helping us to understand language from an insane asylum. Today, a great dictionary and an asylum for the criminally insane.

Episode: 1358 William Minor helping us to understand language from an insane asylum.&nbsp; Today, a great dictionary and an asylum for the criminally insane.

The Engines of our Ingenuity 1358: William Minor and the OED

The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let&#8217;s explore technology&#8217;s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.
This content is in service of Houston Public Media&#8217;s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.

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The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.

The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.
This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.

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