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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3276: Airplane Engines

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 1, 2022 · Episode: 3276 Should airplane engines be cooled by liquid or air? Today, a design might go either way.

Tags Airplane engines anticipating change aviation Bull Riding curtiss cylinders Gyroscope gyroscopic inline engines internal combustion engines Langley liquid-cooled engines pistons radial engines rodeo rotary engines Santos Dumont steam engines technological change World War 1 world war 2 WW-I WW-II

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2288: Faulkner and Handley Page

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Posted on August 14, 2022 · Episode: 2288 William Faulkner and the Handley Page bomber at the movies. Today, William Faulkner takes us for a ride in a bomber.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2287: Fritz Haber

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Posted on August 13, 2022 · Episode: 2287 The ceremony of innocence is drowned: Fritz Haber swallowed by wars. Today, innocence is drowned.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2278: Meitner and Hahn

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Posted on August 1, 2022 · Episode: 2278 Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn: friendship in the face of terrible odds. Today, Meitner and Hahn, an odd couple.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2285: Fiat Biplanes

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Posted on August 1, 2022 · Episode: 2285 In which Fiat builds the last great combat biplanes. Today, Fiat Biplanes.

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