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Engines of Our Ingenuity Houston Public Media
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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.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1979: Airplane Reservations
Episode: 1979 How to process five thousand airline reservation requests in one second. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd buys plane tickets.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3001: Archimedes To the Rescue
Episode: 3001 Archimedes to the Rescue. Today, Archimedes to the rescue.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2739: Hall
Episode: 2739 Evolution of the Hall from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Today, a room without a view.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1161: Roman Water Wheel
Episode: 1161 An old Roman mill tells about the acceptance of technology. Today, we try to make sense of an old Roman power plant.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1159: Nevil Shute’s Ordeal
Episode: 1159 In which Nevil Shute looks at the ordeal of aerial bombing. Today, Nevil Shute predicts the chilling anonymity of war.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1158: The Crystal Palace
Episode: 1158 The Crystal Palace, the 1851 exhibition, and Victorian art. Today, we look for art to equal the building that holds it.