Dive into the surprisingly dramatic story of the invention of the sewing machine, if anyone can decide who did it first anyway. This story has it all: revolutions, bonfires, poorly managed paperwork, patent theft... and it all relates to Artificial Intelligence (AI), no, really.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~www.DListersofHistory.comD Listers of History on SubstackD Listers of History on ThreadsD Listers of History on TikTokD Listers of History on InstagramSupport us on Patreon!Audio Drop from the 1971 film, Fiddler on the RoofSources and Further Reading:How to Identify AI:https://paradigmhq.org/practical-guide-to-identifying-generative-ai-content-on-the-internet/https://www.pcmag.com/articles/how-to-detect-ai-created-imagesOn the Trail of the Denisovians - NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/science/denisovan-neanderthal-dna.htmlWorld's oldest needle found in Siberian cave that stitches together human history - The Siberian Times https://web.archive.org/web/20240208174820/https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0711-worlds-oldest-needle-found-in-siberian-cave-that-stitches-together-human-history/History of the Sewing Machine: A Story Stitched In Scandal - Contrado https://www.contrado.com/blog/history-of-the-sewing-machine/Republished piece from Moniteur in Le Courrier français (regarding tailor riot) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Republished_piece_from_Moniteur_in_Le_Courrier_fran%C3%A7ais.jpgHISTORY OF THE SEWING MACHINE: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHY OF THE INVENTOR BARTHÉLEMY THIMONNIER by J. Meyssin, Professeur de Fabrique - https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63539255/f5.itemJust a tip, if you look at this source on a computer, there is a panel on the left hand side of the screen that says “Text Mode (OCR).” Click on that, and it will show you the text of the book, and you can then translate the whole page to English (or whichever language you like). It’s not perfect, because the text is just pulled out by AI that recognizes the text in the image, but it’s good enough to read the book.Who Invented the Sewing Machine? - International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society (ISMCS) - https://ismacs.net/sewing_machine_articles/who_invented_the_sewing_machine.htmlChimonnier, Inventor of the Sewing machine - ISMCS - https://ismacs.net/thimonnier/chimonnier-inventor-of-the-sewing-machine.htmlThe Most Important Sewing Machine Find This Century - ISMCS - https://ismacs.net/thimonnier/the-most-important-sewing-machine-find.htmlHistory of the Sewing Machine - Gallica - https://gallica.bnf.fr/blog/16032017/histoire-de-la-machine-coudreThe Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines - @Veritasium - https://youtu.be/RQYuyHNLPTQ?si=8-J3A9dqylFcEtWUA Hilarious & Dramatic History of the Sewing Machine - @Abby Cox - https://youtu.be/xI-tLfa8KeE?si=WCVarHxlk3hOykViThe Sewing Machine: its invention and development by Grace Rogers Cooper - https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/hst/cooper/Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.