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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1554: Scientific Instruments

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 13, 2018 · Episode: 1554 In which new science yields new instruments: 1500 to 1950. Today, a new class of machines and new viewpoint.

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