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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2569: Ships of the Levant

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 15, 2023 · Episode: 2569 Learning about ships of the ancient Levant: When a picture is not a ship. Today, only a picture of a ship.

Tags ancient classical world boats design Eastern Mediterranean egypt homer Levant Magritte oars Oddyseus Paul of Tarsus sails shipbuilding ships St.Paul Ulysses

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2726: Rigid Origami

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 23, 2023 · Episode: 2726 Rigid Origami — much more than a decorative art. Today, we fold rigid origami.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2696: Winged Words

Posted on July 19, 2023 · Episode: 2696 Winged Words: The Homeric Epics as Oral Poetry. Today, classicist Casey Due listens to the Homeric epics.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2725: The Atocha Bombing Memorial

Richard H. Armstrong

Posted on April 11, 2023 · Episode: 2725 The Atocha Bombing Memorial: Remembering the dead — creating hope. Today, mourning and monuments.

Tags 2004 architecture Atocha Memorial Atocha Train Station design honoring the dead hope imagination Madrid subway bombings March 11 memorials

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2498: Sturzkampfflugzeug

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 20, 2023 · Episode: 2498 The Ju-87 Stuka, another troubling story of military technology. Today, a troubled machine.

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