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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2674: The Royal Naval Surgeon

Michael Barratt

Posted on August 31, 2022 · Episode: 2674 The Royal Navy Surgeon; Taking Medicine to Sea in the Age of Sail. Today, the Royal Navy Surgeon.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2428: Electric Hope in 1889

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Posted on December 5, 2022 · Episode: 2428 Electric hope in 1889: drunk on the new elixir of electricity. Today, we “discover” electricity.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2421: William Ferrel

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Posted on December 3, 2022 · Episode: 2421 William Ferrel: a story of genius, geophysics, and coincidence. Today, serendipity in the whirlwind.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2385: Cotton

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Posted on October 29, 2022 · Episode: 2385 When cotton was king in Texas. Today, think about cotton.

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Looking ahead to the World Series, and David Brancaccio of the Marketplace Morning Report (Oct. 28, 2022)

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Posted on October 28, 2022 · On Friday's show: What we can learn from inflation of the past. Then, we chat with the man in charge of protecting our nation from a missile attack. And we catch up with David Brancaccio, host of the Marketplace Morning Report.

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