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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1905: La Tapisserie de Bayeux

Posted on July 13, 2020 · Episode: 1905 The Bayeux Tapestry, a comic book history of 11th-century France. Today, the Bayeux Tapestry.

Posted on July 12, 2020 · Episode: 1906 A cat in Cyprus — five thousand years too soon. Today, a cat in Cyprus.

Posted on July 10, 2020 · Episode: 1904 Wilkes five-year Odyssey — beauty and turmoil. Today, Wilkes’ journey.

Posted on July 6, 2020 · Episode: 1902 Heat in the Shadow of Rouen Cathedral. Today, heat and cold in Rouen.

Posted on July 5, 2020 · Episode: 1903 Flubber: A story of persistence and reincarnation. Today, Flubber.

Posted on July 3, 2020 · Episode: 1901 Philipp Deidesheimer and the remarkable timber square set. Today, the timber square set.

Posted on June 29, 2020 · Episode: 1900 1900 — the year: as seen in Century Magazine. Today, 1900 — the year.

Posted on June 28, 2020 · Episode: 1899 Kurt Gödel: A mathematician brings us down to earth. Today, a mathematician brings us down to earth.

Posted on June 26, 2020 · Episode: 1898 What happened after Galileo? Pierre Gassendi happened! Today, what happened after Galileo?

Posted on June 22, 2020 · Episode: 1894 Accuracy and story-telling — a learning experience in four acts. Today, accuracy and story-telling.

Posted on June 21, 2020 · Episode: 1893 Satyendranath Bose, quantum physics pioneer and Indian hero. Today, Satyendranath Bose.

Posted on June 19, 2020 · Episode: 1892 The Science Times and the need to cultivate our tolerance for ambiguity. Today, a tolerance for ambiguity.

Posted on June 15, 2020 · Episode: 1891 Earth, Air, Fire, & Water — Love & Hate. Today, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.

Posted on June 14, 2020 · Episode: 1890 The Picture Play, a new technology immediately displaced by the movies. Today, we ride the wrong horse.

Posted on June 12, 2020 · Episode: 1889 Dolly Shepherd, her mother, and her daughter: pioneering parachuting. Today, three women parachutists.