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 1950: Girolamo Cardano
Episode: 1950 Girolamo Cardano: The tormented life of a towering renaissance thinker. Today, guest scientist Andrew Boyd shares a story of triumph and tragedy.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2714: Hub Motors
Episode: 2714 Hub Motors, aka In-Wheel Motors and their applications in electric vehicles. Today, re-inventing...wheels.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3296: Keeping the Lights On in Hong Kong
Episode: 3296 Icons of Hong Kong: Neon Signs, and Local Cinema. Today, we hope the lights never go out in Hong Kong.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity1142: Legend and Flight
Episode: 1142 The accumulation of empirical data in the legends of flight. Today, old stories turn from legend into experimental development.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1140: Twentieth-Century Tents
Episode: 1140 Tents: a very old and very modern architecture. Today, a new architecture -- the tent!
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1139: The Wounded Story-Teller
Episode: 1139 The Wounded Story Teller recovers from illness. Today, we tell the story of an illness.
Customer Reviews
This cannot end
I have been listening to this for 3 years and I cannot get enough. I listen to it in the car with my kids, although they are very young they are hearing about the wonders of engineeringand how inventive minds work
My First Exposure to Science
I remember listening to this show everyday on my way to elementary school. Thank you, John Lienhart for the great memories.
Each episode is packed with knowledge, like an espresso bean.
Great starting point for exploring new subjects.