Yvette Gentile
speaker
2,323 appearances
24 recordings
4 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 2d ago
Yvette Gentile’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He was four years older than Nikola, who absolutely idolized Dane.
There was just one problem.
Their parents wanted one of the boys to follow in their father's footsteps and grew up to serve the church.
And since Donne had such a natural knack with mechanics, and he was older, presumably he was the one expected to become the inventor, while Nicola would be the priest.
But that didn't stop Nikola's curiosity.
All throughout his childhood, Nikola would go to his big brother and ask for advice.
Like, is there a way to dam a nearby river and create a natural pond?
Or can we make something to catch the frogs that live there?
Or should we design a flying machine?
No matter what Nikola asked for, Dane always came up with a way to make it a reality.
He turned some old corn stalks into a toy gun, and he and Nikola dammed the river.
They even built a flying machine together.
It was basically a small hang glider made from an old umbrella.
But the theory was that if the boys jumped off the roof of their home...
it would hold them aloft.
And let's just say, do not try this at home.
Speaking of dreams, according to Dane, that's actually where a lot of the ideas and blueprints came from.
One day, he told Nikola that he would be thinking of something else entirely when all of a sudden, a vision would appear to him.
An image would form right in front of his eyes, showing the inner workings of some device that hadn't been invented yet.
It was so clear, Dane could study its layout, then go on to build the thing exactly as he envisioned it.
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