Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2100: Mpemba Effect
Posted on · Episode: 2100 The Mpemba Effect: heating water to make it freeze faster. Today, another look at an old claim.
Tag: heat transfer
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2014: Bubbles in Soda
Posted on · Episode: 2014 Boiling bubbles and fizzing bubbles: So alike, so different! Today, bubbles in soda and bubbles in teakettles.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1878: Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Posted on · Episode: 1878 Fourier, Egypt, and modern applied mathematics. Today, Joseph Fourier.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1592: Specialized Language
Posted on · Episode: 1592 In which we use fancy words instead of simple ones. Today, the quotidian denominator.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1582: Llewellen M. K. Boelter
Posted on · Episode: 1582 M. K. Boelter and engineering education at its best. Today, a great teacher.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1570: A New Light Bulb
Posted on · Episode: 1570 GE, light bulbs, and the product-driven innovation cycle. Today, we talk about light bulbs and product innovation.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1568: The Age of the Earth
Posted on · Episode: 1568 Lord Kelvin’s miscalculation of the age of the earth. Today, a Victorian scientist miscalculates the age of the earth.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1546: Max Jakob
Posted on · Episode: 1546 Max Jakob: a breath of fresh air in a new land. Today, a great engineer escapes the Holocaust.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1367: Struggling With Abstraction
Posted on · Episode: 1367 Struggling with abstraction in schools and in public. Today, we think about thinking abstractly.