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Engines Of Our Ingenuity
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The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.
This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.
This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2765: The Mechanical Turk
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Episode: 2765 The Mechanical Turk. Today, the chess playing automaton.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2921: Airplane Genetics
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Episode: 2921 The development of Italy's Reggiane 2005 fighter plane from the American P-35 as genetic analogy. Today, airplane genetics.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2911: Quincy Mine Hoist
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Episode: 2911 A very big spool: The Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist, the largest in the world. Today, a very big spool.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2896: Nadezhda Popova
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Episode: 2896 In which Nadezhda Popova beats off the Wehrmacht in a crop-duster. Today, Nadia Popova.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2892: Steampunk
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Episode: 2892 Steampunk: An exercise in writing science fiction without predicting the future. Today, steampunk.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2939: Alternative Power Transmission
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Episode: 2939 Getting Power Inside: Alternative Power Transmission Systems. Today, why electricity?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2909: Renewable Energy
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Episode: 2909 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Providing Renewable Energy, A Comparison of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Lithium Ion Battery. Today, a neat way to get energy.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2829: Cesare Lombroso
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Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum. Today, a head in a jar.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2880: Glacier Bay
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Episode: 2880 Glacier Bay as seen by John Muir before 1885 — different now. Today, Glacier Bay, in another time.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2877: What Bees See
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Episode: 2877 What do bees and other creatures see with their unimaginable eyes? Today, technology, engineering, and art.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2876: The Scientists Speak
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Episode: 2876 In which engineers and scientists assess their work in 1945. Today, scientists speak as WW-II ends.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2874: The Ground Effect
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Episode: 2874 The ground effect in the service of birds and human vehicles. Today, the ground effect.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2938: The Gospel of Wealth
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Episode: 2938 Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth. Today, the gospel of wealth.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2946: Man or Monster?
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Episode: 2946 Man or Monster? The Legend of the Golem and the Age of Technology. Today, what can an old legend tell us about the future?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2621: A Marriage of Sound and Space
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Episode: 2621 Giovanni Gabrieli and the Venetian School of Polychoral music at St. Mark's Basilica, Venice. Today, a marriage of sound and space.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2871: Solar Power in 1884
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Episode: 2871 In which Samuel P. Langley talks about solar powered engines in 1884. Today, an idea, long before its time.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2867: Fresnel and Lighthouses
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Episode: 2867 Augustin Fresnel, light, and lighthouses: from the science of light to the saving of ships. Today, Fresnel and his Lighthouses.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2866: How Many Wings or Strings?
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Episode: 2866 How many wings on an aeroplane — How many strings on a violin? Thoughts on the maturation of technologies. Today, How many wings or strings on an aeroplane or a violin?
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2849: Fern Andra
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Episode: 2849 Fern Andra and Lothar von Richthofen: One lived, one died. Today, Fern and Lothar.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2936: Parker Brothers
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Episode: 2936 George S. Parker and the Parker Brothers. Today, for the love of games.
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