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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2196: The Future Among Us

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 13, 2022 · Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2682: Technical English and Verbing Nouns

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2465: A Fine Early Aeroplane Book

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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

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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 2409: Remembering What We Know

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Posted on November 20, 2022 · Episode: 2409 Struggling to keep our grip on the past as we move from books to the Internet. Today, we struggle to remember what we once knew.

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