Offbeat History: Hennig Brand and the Discovery of Phosphorus

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: Offbeat History: Hennig Brand and the Discovery of Phosphorus
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:35:13
• Published: 2020-03-19 14:20

It's a 2019 show about urine! Spoiler alert: Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous by boiling pee. But he was trying to do something else: He thought the secret to the philosopher’s stone might be found in urine.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com