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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1870: Tyndall as Teacher

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 4, 2020 · Episode: 1870 John Tyndall as teacher: the metaphor of the mountain. Today, ice and snow — mountains and learning.

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