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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2404: Napoleon’s Aerial Crown

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 13, 2022 · Episode: 2404 Napoleon’s megalomania thwarting the use of observation balloons. Today, Napoleon’s aerial crown.

Tags aerial warfare Benjamin Franklin French Revolution hot air hydrogen military Napoleon Bonaparte Nero's tomb omen observation balloons

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2208: Beccaria and Franklin

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 8, 2022 · Episode: 2208 Franklin, Beccaria, and Volta: Setting the stage for the electric 19th century. Today, we invent electricity.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2192: Franklin and Balloons

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 6, 2022 · Episode: 2192 Benjamin Franklin stirs up the new technology of flight. Today, Ben Franklin assesses a newborn child.

Tags Aeronauts Benjamin Franklin hot air balloon ascents hydrogen Jan Ingenhousz Joseph Banks

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2166: Fitch’s Circle

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 14, 2022 · Episode: 2166 John Fitch, a steamboat builder surrounded by the early makers of America. Today, a host of creative people hovers over a steamboat.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2737: Air Conditioning

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on December 23, 2021 · Episode: 2737 Air Conditioning. Today, we cool it.

Tags air conditioner air conditioning Benjamin Franklin evaporation John Hadley

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2528: Weights and Measures

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 20, 2023 · Episode: 2528 le Systeme international d’units, our real standard of units. Today, another look at weights and measures.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2522: Farnum Fish

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Posted on March 2, 2023 · Four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and Navy veteran, Ruthie Foster speaks candidly about how the U.S. military served as an escape for her and many others in sparsely populated areas who simply desired so much more out of life.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2498: Sturzkampfflugzeug

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Posted on February 20, 2023 · Episode: 2498 The Ju-87 Stuka, another troubling story of military technology. Today, a troubled machine.

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