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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2417: Kill-Devil Hills

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 28, 2022 · Episode: 2417 Kill Devil Hill: the texture of the Wright Brothers’ accomplishment. Today, we watch invention unfolding.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2482: Harold Warp’s Museum

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Posted on February 6, 2023 · Episode: 2482 Where does a wise man hide a leaf: Harold Warp’s Museum. Today, where would a wise man hide a leaf?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2474: Antoine de St. Exupéry

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 30, 2023 · Episode: 2474 Antoine de St. Exupéry, André Gide, and a new vocabulary for a new technology. Today, Antoine de St. Exupéry.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2465: A Fine Early Aeroplane Book

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 21, 2023 · Episode: 2465 Victor Lougheed’s extraordinary 1909 aeroplane book. Today, where were the first aeroplanes going?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2443: Dornier X

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 24, 2022 · Episode: 2443 The Dornier X: another of yesterday’s extreme airplanes. Today, Dornier’s flying palace.

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