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The Vermont Inventor You’ve Never Heard Of

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A Brandon-based blacksmith was the first to patent an electric motor in 1837. Plus, the state prepares for possibly life threatening flash flooding, relief funds for organic dairy farmers and staying cool.

The Frequency is Vermont Public's daily news podcast. Get up to speed on what's happening in Vermont, in under 15 minutes. Available every weekday morning by 6 a.m.

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Brittany Patterson worked for Vermont Public from 2020 to 2025 as an editor, afternoon news producer, deputy managing editor and executive editor of news at the station.
Elodie is a reporter and producer for Vermont Public. She previously worked as a multimedia journalist at the Concord Monitor, the St. Albans Messenger and the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Email Elodie.