Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1942: The Power of Air and Steam
Posted on · Episode: 1942 Before the steam engine: seeing solidity in air and steam. Today, we just begin to invent the steam engine.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1938: Discovering Air
Posted on · Episode: 1938 Three M-names help us to understand air: Meeting the Zeitgiest. Today, we learn what air is made of.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1613: Faraday and Magnetism
Posted on · Episode: 1613 In which Michael Faraday helps us to parse the word, Genius. Today, we watch genius at work.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1553: In Vacuo
Posted on · Episode: 1553 Galileo, Torricelli, von Guericke, and the idea of a vacuum. Today, we invent vacuum.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1539: Boundary Layers
Posted on · Episode: 1539 In which a thin layer of fluid determines whether an airplane flies. Today, a wind blows by us.