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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Electric Car Technology

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on July 2, 2020 · Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.

Tags automobile car fossil fuel gas heat hybrid kinetic energy Model T thermal energy

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1825: Grandpa’s Automobile

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 21, 2020 · Episode: 1825 In which Grandpa learns not to play chicken with his Model T. Today, grandpa’s first automobile.

Tags automobile automotive battery flooding gasoline gear shifting ignition internal combustion engines Model A Model-T planetary gears motor cars playing chicken spark ignition spark plugs stick shift transmission transportation

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1477: A Car For Anne Boleyn

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 7, 2018 · Episode: 1477 A horseless carriage offered to Anne Boleyn. Today, we offer Anne Boleyn an automobile.  

Tags automobile england Flanders Henry VIII transportation windmill power

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1416: Technology On Hold

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 25, 2017 · Episode: 1416 Technology on Hold: ideas that return after a long time. Today, technology on hold.  

Tags agriculture automobile ecology electric trolley environment farming feedback control fossil fuels hellenistic herbal medicine horse nuclear power power production public transportation water clock

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1286: The Prehistory of Motorcycles

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 4, 2017 · Episode: 1286 A steam-powered motorcycle, invented well before its time. Today, the motorcycle rides out of the Civil War.

Tags automobile Daimler Roper Stanley Steamer transportation

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2520: Hybrid Electric Car Technology

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on November 15, 2016 · Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.

Tags automobile car fossil fuel gas heat hybrid kinetic energy Model T thermal energy

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