Podcast

From First Principles

Author: Chris Zhu
Feed episode count: 2
Official site: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-zhu7
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Summary

From First Principles is a documentary-style podcast that traces industries from their earliest foundations to the present day. Each season follows a single industry from the people, inventions, and ideas that started it all through the breakthroughs, failures, companies, and personalities that shaped its evolution. From Robert Goddard's first liquid-fueled rockets to SpaceX's reusable launch systems, from the invention of the shipping container to modern logistics networks, let's explore how the industries of the future were built. To understand where we're going, we start at the beginning

Episodes

Jul 25, 2026 · not_requested

S1E2 — The Shuttle Gamble | How NASA Lost the Moon

Duration seconds: 9854
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-zhu7/episodes/S1E2--The-Shuttle-Gamble--How-NASA-Lost-the-Moon-e3mhr7f

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May 31, 2026 · not_requested

S1E1 — The Early Days | From Hitler's V2 to SpaceX's Falcon 9

Duration seconds: 9328
Source: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chris-zhu7/episodes/S1E1--The-Early-Days--From-Hitlers-V2-to-SpaceXs-Falcon-9-e3k5eqa

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