Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1425: A Transatlantic Cable
Posted on · Episode: 1425 Laying the transatlantic telegraph cable. Today, Queen Victoria sends a telegram to President Buchanan.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1137: America in the First Modern Olympics
Posted on · Episode: 1137 America goes to the first modern Olympic Games Today, amateur America goes to its first Olympic Games.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3034: Magnets and the Mind
Posted on · Episode: 3034 Magnets and the Mind Today, Magnets and the Mind.
Houston Matters
Could Ellington Field Someday Serve As a Spaceport?
Posted on · Another proposed future transportation project would allow travelers to leave Houston…vertically. Houston Airport System officials say they’re going to turn Ellington Airport into a spaceport. Officials say they the spaceport could be up and running as early as 2017, which means sending passengers into space from Houston may not be too far off. HAS is […]
Houston Matters
Houston Man Recalls Career as Olympic Bobsledder
Posted on · We learn about a Houston man, Jack Pyc, who competed for Canada in Olympic bobsledding in the 1992, 1994 and 1998 games.