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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2605: Reinventing Foundations

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 13, 2023 · Episode: 2605 To hold our new skyscrapers, we reinvent foundations. Today, we reinvent foundations.

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Posted on November 27, 2023 · Episode: 1074 Imhotep, the first real person in recorded history. Today, let’s meet the first real person in history.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2937: Shukhov’s Hyperboloids

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Posted on October 6, 2023 · Episode: 2937 Vladimir Shukhov’s hyperboloid structures: double curvature and Moscow’s Shukov Radio Tower. Today, Vladimir Shukhov’s hyperboloids.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2871: Solar Power in 1884

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Posted on September 11, 2023 · Episode: 2871 In which Samuel P. Langley talks about solar powered engines in 1884. Today, an idea, long before its time.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3290: Technology Engineering & Art

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Posted on August 21, 2023 · Episode: 3290 In which Technology and Engineering reveal themselves as Liberal Arts. Today, technology, engineering, and art.

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