Episode Synopsis "Ep.03: the telephone, the light bulb and the world-famous battery"

Alexander Graham Bell gets the credit for the telephone, and Thomas Edison the light bulb - but it was Henry who designed the modern handset, and the process for mass manufacturing light bulbs. Also revealed: the Sutton battery that changed the world - and could have made Henry Sutton very rich... except for one major reason.

Listen "Ep.03: the telephone, the light bulb and the world-famous battery"

More episodes of the podcast The Henry Sutton Podcast

• Ep.04: from telefane to television, and a meeting with Nikola Tesla
• Ep.06: Henry’s last invention, and the legacy of Henry Sutton
• Ep.05: Australia's first car, the secret wireless system, and government trouble
• Ep.03: the telephone, the light bulb and the world-famous battery
• Ep.02: the teen who invented television, and Australia's first experiments with flight
• Ep.01: in search of Australia's greatest inventor