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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2757: George Forbes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 13, 2023 · Episode: 2757 George Forbes, forgotten builder of our electrically lit and driven world. Today, a forgotten electrical pioneer.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2757: George Forbes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 13, 2023 · Episode: 2757 George Forbes, forgotten builder of our electrically lit and driven world. Today, a forgotten electrical pioneer.

Tags ac alternating current Anderson College British Electric Light Company dc direct current electric power electricity fame George Forbes Joseph Swan light bulb Niagara Falls hydroelectric power Pitlochry Scotland Thomas Edison transit of Venus University of Strathclyde

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2612: A Prelude to War

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 20, 2023 · Episode: 2612 America’s ceremony of innocence, about to drowned in WW-I. Today, an American ceremony of innocence.

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Posted on June 9, 2022 · The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is holding about a half a dozen public hearings this month on what it has learned so far. The first is on June 9 at 7 p.m.

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Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles

Ashley Lopez, KUT

Posted on July 22, 2021 · Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled Texas in an effort to block Republican-led restrictive voting legislation from being passed.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2757: George Forbes

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Posted on August 13, 2023 · Episode: 2757 George Forbes, forgotten builder of our electrically lit and driven world. Today, a forgotten electrical pioneer.

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Electricity prices in Texas sometimes get really high in the summer. Don’t fear your next bill.

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Posted on August 8, 2023 · The electricity market in Texas is doing exactly what it's designed to do — and most customers probably won't notice any effect on their bill.

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