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Engines Podcast

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.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2217: Magic Stairways

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 29, 2022 · Episode: 2217 Escalator: the Not-All-Purpose Magical Stairway. Today, magic stairways.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang

Posted on November 22, 2023 · Episode: 2770 Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang. Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2650: RRS Discovery

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 29, 2023 · Episode: 2650 RRS Discovery: 1901 research vessel whose legacy lives today. Today, the RRS Discovery.

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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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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2943: Recording Without Electricity

Posted on October 12, 2023 · Episode: 2943 Recording Before Electricity. Today, a cornucopia of sound.

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