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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1795: Blanche Ames

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 13, 2019 · Episode: 1795 Blanche Ames: inventor, artist, and conservative activist. Today, meet Blanche Ames.

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