Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1982: Dürer’s Roman Letters
Posted on · Episode: 1982 Albrecht Dürer and Times Roman Letters: Art that endured. Today, let us write in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Tag: design
Houston Matters
COVID-19 Update, Hurricane Delta, And Roman Mars Of 99% Invisible (Oct. 7, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: An update on the COVID-19 situation in the region, the latest on Hurricane Delta, our weekly political roundup, and Roman Mars discusses his new book on how design affects our daily lives.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1871: PBY Catalina
Posted on · Episode: 1871 The PBY Catalina, a very special old airplane. Today, the last great seaplane.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1815: Super Guppy
Posted on · Episode: 1815 Super Guppy: A most implausible and useful airplane. Today, an implausible airplane.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1755: A Consumer Report
Posted on · Episode: 1755 A consumer report: lowbrow means to a better life. Today, a consumer report.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1694: Technology and Communication
Posted on · Episode: 1694 In which we learn that technology is communication. Today, technology has something to tell us.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1634: Daedalus
Posted on · Episode: 1634 Flying the Aegean Sea in Daedalus’ slipstream. Today, we mix a magic drink for Daedalus and Icarus.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1620: The Indian Canoe
Posted on · Episode: 1620 The Indian canoe — another perfected technology. Today, birch-bark canoes.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1607: Fire Control
Posted on · Episode: 1607 Continuous-aim firing: a diagnosis of an ill-received idea. Today, we aim a gun from a rocking platform.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1570: A New Light Bulb
Posted on · Episode: 1570 GE, light bulbs, and the product-driven innovation cycle. Today, we talk about light bulbs and product innovation.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3185: Mechanical Hummingbirds
Posted on · Episode: 3185 Mechanical Hummingbirds. Today, improving upon nature.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1540: The Ironclad Turtle
Posted on · Episode: 1540 The Korean Turtle Boat – the first ironclad. Today, we meet a turtle with an iron shell.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1525: Liberty Ships
Posted on · Episode: 1525 Liberty ships: an amateur takes over the trade. Today, an amateur builds ships.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1520: Automobile Drag Coefficients
Posted on · Episode: 1520 In which automobile makers gradually learn aerodynamics. Today, aerodynamics and automobiles.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1489: Helicopter
Posted on · Episode: 1489 Inventing the helicopter: harder than it looked. Today, we invent the helicopter.