Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Nathan Myhrvold is a scientist, inventor, nature and food photographer, and author of the award-winning Modernist Cuisine cookbooks. After completing a postdoc with Stephen Hawking and serving as Microsoft’s first Chief Technology Officer, he founded Intellectual Ventures, which has spun out more than 15 tech startups. Myhrvold is inventor or coinventor of 899 patented inventions to date. His book and other projects are at his website: NathanMyhrvold.com
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Wiha screwdriver set: geni.us/w5v5umG
6:55 - Kuhn Rikon avocado knife: geni.us/aIPatgY
10:36 - Omax CNC controlled waterjet: omax.com/en/us
24:32 - Profoto Pro-10 camera flash: profoto.com/ca/pro-10
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/nathan-myhrvold-inventor
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
Nathan Myhrvold is a scientist, inventor, nature and food photographer, and author of the award-winning Modernist Cuisine cookbooks. After completing a postdoc with Stephen Hawking and serving as Microsoft’s first Chief Technology Officer, he founded Intellectual Ventures, which has spun out more than 15 tech startups. Myhrvold is inventor or coinventor of 899 patented inventions to date. His book and other projects are at his website: NathanMyhrvold.com
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Wiha screwdriver set: geni.us/w5v5umG
6:55 - Kuhn Rikon avocado knife: geni.us/aIPatgY
10:36 - Omax CNC controlled waterjet: omax.com/en/us
24:32 - Profoto Pro-10 camera flash: profoto.com/ca/pro-10
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/nathan-myhrvold-inventor
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
