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Tag: Benjamin Franklin

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1962: Recoil Propulsion

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 22, 2020 · Episode: 1962 Rockets, jets, and other (inherently fast) recoil propulsion systems. Today, jets and rockets.

Tags Benjamin Franklin Empire State Express No. 999 fireworks Francis Scott Key Jacob Willem 'sGravesonde James Rumsey jet propulsion John Fitch railroad trains Rainhill Trials recoil propulsion Robert Stephenson rockets speed steamboats William Concreve rockets

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1956: William Cleghorn

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 8, 2020 · Episode: 1956 The forgotten William Cleghorn and his forgotten caloric. Today, a historical footnote.

Tags Benjamin Franklin caloric Edinburgh fame George Cleghorn Horace James Watt Joseph Black latent heats phlogiston thermal expansion William Cleghron

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3003: The Pennsylvania Prison System

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on December 5, 2019 · Episode: 3003 The Pennsylvania Prison System. Today, in the pen.

Tags Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Rush Eastern State Penitentiary Independence Hall jail penitentiary philadelphia prison Walnut Street Jail

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1761: John Baskerville

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 14, 2019 · Episode: 1761 John Baskerville, fine type, and the hound of heaven. Today, the hound and the Baskerville.

Tags athiesm Benjamin Franklin burial rituals consecrated ground fine press printing Francis Thompson John Baskerville Matthew Boulton Sherlock Holmes The Hound of Heaven The Hound of the Baskervilles type fonts typography

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1726: The Lunar Society

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 2, 2019 · Episode: 1726 The Lunar Society and eighteenth century revolution. Today, let’s drop in on a remarkable gathering.

Tags Benjamin Franklin Boulton darwin Herschel Lunar Society Priestley revolution Smeaton watt wedgwood

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2737: Air Conditioning

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on April 12, 2018 · Episode: 2737 Air Conditioning. Today, we cool it.

Tags air conditioner air conditioning Benjamin Franklin evaporation John Hadley

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