Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2445: What Made Robert Norton Go?
Posted on · Episode: 2445 In which Renaissance engineer Robert Norton thinks about gunnery. Today, the inner life of an early engineer.
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Posted on · Episode: 2445 In which Renaissance engineer Robert Norton thinks about gunnery. Today, the inner life of an early engineer.
Posted on · Episode: 2404 Napoleon’s megalomania thwarting the use of observation balloons. Today, Napoleon’s aerial crown.
Posted on · Episode: 2371 Early Igor Sikorsky — a great and largely forgotten contribution. Today, young Sikorsky.
Posted on · Episode: 2332 Learning who we were in 1915 by looking at automobiles. Today, the automobile in transition.
Posted on · Episode: 2326 Emerging from the muddle of war to invent the modern steam vessel. Today, ocean warships struggle to come of age.
Posted on · Episode: 2322 Civilians and the making of the steam-powered U.S. Navy. Today, pruning hooks into spears.
Posted on · Episode: 2819 Folding bicycles battle new terrain. Today, altered shapes.
Posted on · The post office, currently named Park Place, is just a few minutes away from where Guillén lived with her family.
Posted on · Stigma around asking for help persists in ranks as hunger soars among military families and new resources come online.
Posted on · On Wednesday’s show: Previewing another special session of the Texas Legislature and recapping the recently-ended second one, the week in politics, questioning the size of the U.S. military, and life as an NFL kicker.
Posted on · The retired Navy admiral discusses his many missions, from killing Osama bin Laden to sitting face-to-face with Saddam Hussein.
Posted on · The policy bans transgender recruits and prevents current troops from transitioning to another sex unless they were diagnosed with gender dysphoria before April 12.
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories.
Posted on · A veteran of the military’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit discusses the stress of the job and helping those who were injured doing it.
Posted on · "The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust" is on display at Holocaust Museum Houston through Oct. 28.