July 16, 2020 • 29 mins
This is the first episode of our miniseries on the design, history, and impact of the golf ball. It focuses on the invention of the gutta percha ball and the surprising backstory of gutta percha itself.
Guests: Harry Brown, Stephen Proctor, and Helen Godfrey.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Brown, Golf Ball
Proctor, Monarch of the Green
Godfrey, Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha
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