Engines Podcast
Engiines of Our Ingenuity 1142: Legend and Flight
Posted on · Episode: 1142 The accumulation of empirical data in the legends of flight Today, old stories turn from legend into experimental development.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1129: Alphonse Penaud
Posted on · Episode: 1129 In which Alphonse Penaud invents the model airplane Today, a very young man teaches us to fly, after all.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1120: Cayley’s Flying Machine
Posted on · Episode: 1120 George Cayley fathers modern aerodynamics in 1809 Today, a boy begins what the Wrights will finish.
Houston Matters
Who Were Early Houston’s Most Influential Families?
Posted on · We talk with Betty Chapman, a local historian and author and past chair of the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission, about the legacies of some of Houston's earliest families.
Houston Matters
Were Allen Brothers Statues Intended to Be a Part of Houston’s City Hall?
Posted on · In 1836, John and Augustus Allen purchased more than six thousand acres along Buffalo Bayou and founded the city of Houston. Then, 103 years later in 1939, Houstonâs present city hall building was completed. Now, as the building prepares to mark its 75th year this December, a group of Houstonians is trying to raise funds […]