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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2428: Electric Hope in 1889

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 5, 2022 · Episode: 2428 Electric hope in 1889: drunk on the new elixir of electricity. Today, we “discover” electricity.

Tags cocaine electric chair electric motors electricity elevators Garfield Edison lighting Lights Navy prediction telegraph telephones torpedoes trolleys war WW-I

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2471: Aeroplanes in Embryo

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 29, 2023 · Episode: 2471 In which Henry Farman and Glenn Curtiss emerge from the pack of pioneer airmen. Today, aeroplanes in embryo.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2465: A Fine Early Aeroplane Book

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 21, 2023 · Episode: 2465 Victor Lougheed’s extraordinary 1909 aeroplane book. Today, where were the first aeroplanes going?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2455: Fairey Swordfish

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 13, 2023 · Episode: 2455 The Fairey Swordfish: An airplane in a timewarp. Today, the bite of a dinosaur.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2039: Quiet on the Western Front

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 31, 2022 · Episode: 2039 In which we experience quiet on the Western Front. Today, it’s quiet on the Western Front.

Tags 1914 Alfred Anderson basic training geriatrics killing the Christmas Truce trench warfare WW-I

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