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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1884: Avery’s Turbine

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 1, 2020 · Episode: 1884 Avery’s turbine: Important, but little-known, nineteenth-century precursor. Today, Avery’s turbine.

Tags Charles Parsons gas Hero's turbine James Watt Lyman Power Plants power production steam turbines turbine blades water William Avery

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1801: Windmills: Fancier and Fancier

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 22, 2019 · Episode: 1801 An update on windmills/wind-turbines and renewable energy. Today, a windmill report.

Tags ac alternating current American farm windmills Arab Don Quixote ecology environmentalists feedback control pitch control power production propeller pitch Renewable Energy speed control wind turbines

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1684: An Old Machinist’s Handbook

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 13, 2019 · Episode: 1684 In which we study an old machinist’s handbook. Today, a revolutionary’s handbook.

Tags Dickens industrial revolution machinists millwright Nicholson power production social change woodcuts

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1576: The Wind

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 26, 2018 · Episode: 1576 The wind and its technologies in the ancient mind. Today, wind and the medieval mind.

Tags Bhuddist prayer wheels linguistics literature power production religion windmills

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1416: Technology On Hold

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 25, 2017 · Episode: 1416 Technology on Hold: ideas that return after a long time. Today, technology on hold.  

Tags agriculture automobile ecology electric trolley environment farming feedback control fossil fuels hellenistic herbal medicine horse nuclear power power production public transportation water clock

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