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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2339: Distaffs and Home Economics

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 1, 2022 · Episode: 2339 How women traded their distaffs for a new life. Today, the distaff side.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1063: Ice Cream

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Posted on November 10, 2023 · Episode: 1063 The democratization of ice cream. Today, we democratize ice cream.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2974: Hilda Hewlett Revisited

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 23, 2023 · Episode: 2974 Hilda Hewlett: Great Britain’s first woman licensed to fly. Today, Hilda Hewlett takes flight.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2964: Lettice Curtis

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 20, 2023 · Episode: 2964 Lettice Curtis: just one of many heroes of Britain’s Air Transport Auxiliary. Today, meet Lettice Curtis.

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Engines of our Ingenuity 2958: Octave Lapize

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 13, 2023 · Episode: 2958 The Tour de France and WW-I: bicycles, aeroplanes, and Octave Lapize. Today, bicycles, airplanes, and war,

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