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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1884: Avery’s Turbine
Posted on · Episode: 1884 Avery’s turbine: Important, but little-known, nineteenth-century precursor. Today, Avery’s turbine.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1686: Mysterious Heat
Posted on · Episode: 1686 In which steam engines struggle to teach us thermodynamics. Today, a story about theory and practice.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1685: Lord Byron and Steam
Posted on · Episode: 1685 Lord Mad Jack Byron, James Watt, & George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron. Today, a strange connection between Lord Byron and steam power.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1661: Looking for the Engineers
Posted on · Episode: 1661 Where are all the Engineers? Appearing to be something else, it would seem. Today, where did all the engineers go?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1302: Francois Marcet’s Steam Globe
Posted on · Episode: 1302 Francois Marcet’s steam globe: measuring vapor-pressure. Today, a piece of apparatus and a piece of history.