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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1857: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Quiet

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 13, 2020 · Episode: 1857 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, gliding, and the quest for quiet. Today, a glider pilot seeks quiet.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1852: Doolittle’s First Airplane

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 10, 2020 · Episode: 1852 Popular Mechanics and Jimmy Doolittle’s first airplane. Today, Jimmy Doolittle’s first airplane.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1659: Wright and Lilienthal

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 1, 2019 · Episode: 1659 Otto Lilienthal and Orville Wright — one died and the other lived. Today, one pioneer of flight dies while another lives.  

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1579: The Hidden Wright Brothers

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 3, 2018 · Episode: 1579 Five years before we found out about the Wright Brothers! Today, we gradually learn about the Wright Brothers’ flight.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1120: Cayley’s Flying Machine

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Posted on March 4, 2016 · Episode: 1120 George Cayley fathers modern aerodynamics in 1809 Today, a boy begins what the Wrights will finish.

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