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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2600: The Mysterious Aviator

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 7, 2023 · Episode #2600: The mysterious Nevil Shute and his Mysterious Aviator. Today, fact, fiction, and futures.

Tags aerial espionage Anne Morrow Lindbergh Breguet 19 Charles Lindbergh deHavilland Comet fascism fiction italy Nevil Shute No Highway On the Beach Ordeal The Mysterious Aviator WW-I WW-II

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1062: Who Was Charles Lindbergh

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 5, 2023 · Episode: 1062 In which Charles Lindbergh decides who to be. Today, an aviator searches for his center of gravity.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3036: The Ghost of St Louis

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 3, 2023 · Episode: 3036 A fine replica is truly the ghost of Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis. Today, the ghost of St. Louis.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2650: RRS Discovery

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 29, 2023 · Episode: 2650 RRS Discovery: 1901 research vessel whose legacy lives today. Today, the RRS Discovery.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2964: Lettice Curtis

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 20, 2023 · Episode: 2964 Lettice Curtis: just one of many heroes of Britain’s Air Transport Auxiliary. Today, meet Lettice Curtis.

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