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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.

Tags Alessandro Volta Benjamin Franklin electricity faraday Frankenstein Giovanni Beccaria glass armonica music

Engines Podcast

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.

Tags 18th-century revolution Benjamin Franklin early america George Washington iron bridges James Rumsey jet propolusion John Fitch John Hall steamboat Thomas Paine

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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.

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Lizzo, Beyonce, and the ways and reasons musicians update offensive art

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Posted on August 8, 2022 · After releasing her album Renaissance, Beyoncé received backlash for the song, "Heated." She used a word that some consider a slur towards people with disabilities — and has since changed the lyrics.

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Posted on July 13, 2022 · It's the second time in three days Texans are being asked to conserve power by ERCOT.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2803: Fourier Music

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on July 7, 2022 · Episode: 2803 Fourier, the Fourier Transform, and Music. Today, music in translation.

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