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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2222: Jeremiah Horrocks

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 9, 2022 · Episode: 2222 Jeremiah Horrocks, the 23-year-old “Father of English Astronomy.” Today, a planetary prodigy.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1072: Probability

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 26, 2023 · Episode: 1072 Of Dice and Death: Writing the theory of probability. Today, let’s try to predict the future.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2757: George Forbes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 13, 2023 · Episode: 2757 George Forbes, forgotten builder of our electrically lit and driven world. Today, a forgotten electrical pioneer.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2757: George Forbes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 13, 2023 · Episode: 2757 George Forbes, forgotten builder of our electrically lit and driven world. Today, a forgotten electrical pioneer.

Tags ac alternating current Anderson College British Electric Light Company dc direct current electric power electricity fame George Forbes Joseph Swan light bulb Niagara Falls hydroelectric power Pitlochry Scotland Thomas Edison transit of Venus University of Strathclyde

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity (Extended Episode) – Music For a While

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 25, 2023 · This special, one-hour Engines episode explores the effect of music in our lives. In it, let us explore the place of music in our lives. Let us see how it creates calm in our hurried existence – how it opens windows into understanding. Let us trace its action in our lives, both in the way […]

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