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Tag: Hindenburg

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1920: The Life and Death of the Akron

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 16, 2020 · Episode: The life and the death of Akron: A technology fails after a valiant struggle. Today, the life and the death of the Akron.

Tags airships akron buoyancy dirigibles disasters Goodyear Company helium Hindenburg hydrogen Macon R101

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1780: Radio Days

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 15, 2019 · Episode: 1780 Radio Days — a tribute to early radio. Today, listen, with me, to an old radio.

Tags communication H.G. Wells Hindenburg media Orson Wells public radio radio tubes

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1682: Zeppelin in Minnesota

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 10, 2019 · Episode: 1682 Count von Zeppelin learns about flying in St. Paul, Minnesota. Today, see if you can guess our mystery inventor.

Tags balloons dirigible flight Hindenburg invention military aviation minnesota transportation

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1507: Lighter Than Air

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 4, 2018 · Episode: 1507 Rediscovering lighter-than-air flight. Today, do you suppose you’ll ever get to ride in a dirigible?  

Tags aircraft blimp dirigible flight Hindenburg transportation Zeppelin

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