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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2459: St. Anthony Falls

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 15, 2023 · Episode: 2459 St. Anthony Falls, beauty lost, beauty found. Today, a lost and found story.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2421: William Ferrel

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 3, 2022 · Episode: 2421 William Ferrel: a story of genius, geophysics, and coincidence. Today, serendipity in the whirlwind.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2421: William Ferrel

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 3, 2022 · Episode: 2421 William Ferrel: a story of genius, geophysics, and coincidence. Today, serendipity in the whirlwind.

Tags acoustic oil exploration Anton Jerry Warren cyclones cyclonic storms friction hurricane ike noaa oceanography ship tidal action tides William Ferrel

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2329: Thurston and Fulton

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 23, 2022 · Episode: 2329 Robert Thurston looks at Robert Fulton and sees beyond the folly. Today, Thurston looks at Fulton.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2322: The Steam Navy

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 16, 2022 · Episode: 2322 Civilians and the making of the steam-powered U.S. Navy. Today, pruning hooks into spears.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2751: Mrs. Wilson of the Mayo Clinic

Posted on January 11, 2022 · Episode: 2751 Mrs. Maud Mellish Wilson, architect of the Mayo Clinic’s style of medical writing. Today, we look at a woman who made medical history.

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