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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2436: John Jacob Niles

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 16, 2022 · Episode: 2436 John Jacob Niles: Looking beyond the consummate showman. Today, John Jacob Niles.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2247: Harmony

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 13, 2022 · Episode: 2247 The Voyageurs: sailors, monks, and chain gangs — in harmony. Today, we look for harmony.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2650: RRS Discovery

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 29, 2023 · Episode: 2650 RRS Discovery: 1901 research vessel whose legacy lives today. Today, the RRS Discovery.

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Engines of our Ingenuity 2958: Octave Lapize

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 13, 2023 · Episode: 2958 The Tour de France and WW-I: bicycles, aeroplanes, and Octave Lapize. Today, bicycles, airplanes, and war,

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How Ruth Robertson’s expedition to the world’s tallest waterfall succeeded when many men failed

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 12, 2023 · The story of the photographer, who spent her later years in the Houston area, and her historic 1949 expedition is told in "Angel Falls," a new historical fiction novel from writer Kathryn Casey.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2925: The Francis H Leggett

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 29, 2023 · Episode: 2925 The wreck of the Francis H. Leggett and the question: What makes history interesting? Today, Oregon’s worst shipwreck.

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