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Tag: germany

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1919: Möbius

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 21, 2020 · Episode: 1919 Möbius and his strip: an abstract spur to applied mathematics. Today, Möbius’ strip.

Tags August Ferdinand Mobius Bessel Dirichlet four color problem Gauss geometry germany Jacobi phrenology pure and applied mathematics topology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1584: Hugo Distler

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 15, 2018 · Episode: 1584 Hugo Distler: Beleaguered pioneer of twentieth century music. Today, the brief moment of a musical genius.

Tags Auschwitz choral music composers conscientious objection germany Hindemith Hitler Holocaust Lubeck conservatory Nazis organ Weimar Republic

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1583: Glide Bombs

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 12, 2018 · Episode: 1583 Glide Bombs and the unrevealed Rohna disaster. Today, the weapon we didn’t know about.

Tags Dochterman flight germany Kamikaze merchant marine military rocket weaponry secrecy war WW-II Zuther

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1582: Llewellen M. K. Boelter

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 10, 2018 · Episode: 1582 M. K. Boelter and engineering education at its best. Today, a great teacher.

Tags Berkeley germany heat transfer pedogogy teaching

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1546: Max Jakob

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 30, 2018 · Episode: 1546 Max Jakob: a breath of fresh air in a new land. Today, a great engineer escapes the Holocaust.

Tags einstein germany heat transfer Holocaust Judaism Planck science war

News

Trump’s Harsh Words For NATO Meet With Pushback From Republicans And Democrats

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on July 11, 2018 · Congressional leaders from both parties defend NATO as lawmakers vote to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the alliance

Tags Chuck Schumer germany Nancy Pelosi nato Paul Ryan President Trump

World Cup

South Korea Shocks Germany 2-0, Sending World Cup Champs Packing

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on June 27, 2018 · In a shocking upset, South Korea scored in stoppage time and added another late goal to put the match out of reach for Germany.

Tags germany south korea world cup

News

WATCH: Merkel’s Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy

AYESHA RASCOE, NPR / Brian Naylor, NPR / PBS NewsHour, PBS

Posted on April 27, 2018 · The leaders spoke to reporters at the White House after meetings on Friday in which German Chancellor Angela Merkel was expected to echo many of the concerns about foreign policy raised by the French president

Tags German Chancellor Angela Merkel germany Macron merkel nato trade Trump

Sports

2018 World Cup Draw Results: Spain And Portugal In Same Group

HPM Digital Team / ROB HARRIS, AP

Posted on December 1, 2017 · Russia goes into its home World Cup ranked 65th in the world, the lowest-ranked of any of the 32 teams in the tournament

Tags Argentina Australia belgium brazil Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Denmark egypt england france germany iceland Iran japan mexico Morocco Moscow nigeria panama Peru Poland portugal russia saudi arabia Senegal Serbia south korea spain Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Uruguay world cup World Cup 2018 World Cup Draw

Houston Matters

What Does Houston’s Sister City — Leipzig, Germany — Have To Teach Us?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 11, 2017 · Houston has 18 different sister cities. One of them is Leipzig, Germany. Now, while those kinds of things usually sound more ceremonial than anything, is there anything we could actually learn from one of our sister cities?

Tags germany International Affairs Leipzig Sister Cities International sister cities program Steven Braun Susan Young

News

German Police Seize Thousands Of ‘Trump’ Ecstasy Tablets

Associated Press

Posted on August 22, 2017 · Officers said they found about 5,000 of the orange, Trump-shaped ecstasy tablets.

Tags Ecstasy germany police Trump

News

Nearly 200 German Officers Hurt In G-20 Clashes

Associated Press

Posted on July 7, 2017 · The promises were contained in a statement on countering terrorism issued by the host German government.

Tags G20 germany

News

UPDATE: Russians Ask For Proof Of Election Meddling

Associated Press

Posted on July 7, 2017 · The two leaders planned later Friday to hold longer talks on Syria and other issues on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit.

Tags G20 germany putin Trump

News

WATCH: German Police Clash With Protesters Before G-20 Summit

Associated Press

Posted on July 6, 2017 · In all, more than 100,000 protesters are expected in Hamburg for the summit, with some 8,000 considered part of Europe's violent left-wing scene, according to police.

Tags G20 germany merkel protests Trump

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3131: Jean Cavailles

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on June 22, 2017 · Episode: 3131 Jean Cavaillès: War Hero and Philosopher. Today, in the line of duty.

Tags france French Resistance germany Gestapo math nazi philosophy science Vichy war World War II

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