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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1706: Eiffel’s Towers

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 21, 2019 · Episode: 1706 The Two Eiffel Towers.  Today, Eiffel builds two towers.

Tags 1889 Paris Exhibition architecture construction esthetics france Gustave Eiffel Tower iron statue of liberty steel

Houston Matters

Descendants Of WWII Help Commemorate The 75th Anniversary Of D-Day

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 3, 2019 · The son of a WWII soldier visits the descendant of a family his father had rescued 75 years ago.

Tags Chateau Vierville D-Day invasion france Jean-Paul Hausermann John Trippon Joshua Zinn normandy Omaha Beach World War II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2875: Pierre Fauchard

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on March 12, 2019 · Episode: 2875 Pierre Fauchard, Father of Modern Dentistry.  Today, a profession comes of age.

Tags dentistry Fauchard france The Surgical Dentist University of Angers

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2870: The Canal Du Midi

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on March 5, 2019 · Episode: 2870 The Canal du Midi.  Today, coast to coast. 

Tags canal civil engineering france Leonardo da Vinci Riquet

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2566: Champagne

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on January 7, 2019 · Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses.  Today, we pop the cork.

Tags champagne Dom Pérignon france marketing wine

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3188: Julia Child

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on September 27, 2018 · Episode: 3188 Julia Child: Kitchen Innovator.  Today, bon appétit!

Tags cooking france Julia Child National Museum of American History Smithsonian women

World Cup

France Wins World Cup

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on July 15, 2018 · France entered the tournament as a favorite, powered by stars like forwards Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, while Croatia was seen as a longshot for victory.

Tags 2018 FIFA World Cup Croatia fifa france World Cup Final

News

Peacemakers Mark End Of Violent Basque Separatist Group ETA

BOB EDME, AP

Posted on May 4, 2018 · The Basque separatist group ETA publicly declared its dissolution, bringing an end to a campaign against Spain that saw more than 850 people killed over more than four decades of bombings and shootings

Tags ETA france spain

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: French President’s Visit, And Trump Nominees Face Scrutiny

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 25, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Emmanuel Macron france Gina Haspel Jon Taylor mike pompeo Nancy Sims Political Roundup politics Ronny Jackson Texas redistricting travel ban U.S. Supreme Court

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‘A Close Personal Relationship’ Under Pressure As Trump Hosts France’s Macron

AYESHA RASCOE, NPR

Posted on April 23, 2018 · While President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share personal chemistry, their bond may be tested on issues such as strategy in Syria, the Iran nuclear deal and trade

Tags Donald Trump emmanu foreign affairs france syria

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3168: Condorcet

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on March 29, 2018 · Episode: 3168 Insights of the Enlightened Marquis de Condorcet.  Today, science frees the mind. 

Tags Condorcet enlightenment france French Revolution knowledge mind

News

Gunman Kills 3, Takes Hostages in Southern France Before Being Killed By Police

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on March 23, 2018 · The man reportedly entered a grocery in Trebes yelling, "Allahu Akbar, I'll kill you all." Officials say the suspect was a petty criminal from a nearby city who had been under police surveillance

Tags france Hostages supermarket trebes

News

Trump Wants Pentagon To Stage Military Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue

Scott Neuman, NPR / TAMARA KEITH, NPR

Posted on February 7, 2018 · The president has directed the Pentagon to look into a parade, possibly to take place on Veterans Day. He was apparently inspired by the Bastille Day parade he saw last summer during a trip to Paris

Tags cold war france military President Trump

Houston Matters

Galveston Researchers And The French Government Have A Question: What To Do About Sargassum?

Davis Land

Posted on January 22, 2018 · The smelly seaweed disrupts tourism, but it may also reveal the effects climate change

Tags climate change france french global warming sargassum seaweed Texas A&M University at Galveston

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1448: Guillotin/Guillotine

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 2, 2018 · Episode: 1448 The Guillotine and the democratization of death.  Today, heads will roll.  

Tags beheading capital punishment capitis amputatio death execution france Guillotin lavoisier Rumford torture

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