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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2270: Louis de Brogue

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 24, 2022 · Episode: 2270 Louis de Broglie: The prince and blurred pea. Today, the prince and the blurred pea.

Tags einstein equation matter as waves Maurice Louis de Broglie's Principle Max Planck physics quantum mechanics Schrodinger uncertainty principle

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2269: James David Forbes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 23, 2022 · Episode: 2269 James David Forbes and the contradiction of fire and ice. Today, a story of heat and ice.

Tags Aar biography earth science geology heat radiation infra-red James Clerk Maxwell James David Frobes Louis Agassiz Macedonio Melloni Max Plank meteorology physics quantum mechanics quantum physics University of Edinburgh viscoplastic viscous movement of glaciers

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2252: Erwin S Ferry

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 20, 2022 · Episode: 2252 Ervin S. Ferry and the persistence of illumination. Today, the persistence of light.

Tags automobile torpedo engineering Ervin S. Ferry Ferry-Porter Law of critical fusion Gyrodynamics Gyroscope gyroscopic control intrumentation laboratory measurement ophthalmology optics optometry persistence of sight Purdue University quantum mechanics Uppsala vision

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1671: Other Selves – Other Christmases

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 28, 2021 · Episode: 1671 Quantum mechanics takes to a place we didn’t know was there. Today, we think about multiple Christmases.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2269: James David Forbes

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Posted on July 23, 2022 · Episode: 2269 James David Forbes and the contradiction of fire and ice. Today, a story of heat and ice.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2252: Erwin S Ferry

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Posted on June 20, 2022 · Episode: 2252 Ervin S. Ferry and the persistence of illumination. Today, the persistence of light.

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Posted on May 9, 2022 · Episode: 2221 Who owns the streets: the invention of jaywalking. Today, who owns the streets.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2944: Max Planck’s Triumphs and Tragedies

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Posted on January 25, 2022 · Episode: 2944 The Father of Quantum Theory, The Perseverance of a Scientist Facing Multiple Tragedies. Today, a scientist’s triumphs and tragedies.

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