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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2536: Scapa Flow

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 25, 2023 · Episode: 2536 The Scapa Flow ship cemetery. Today, Scapa Flow.

Tags German Navy HMS Vanguard naval warfare Navy Orkney Islands Royal Oak Scapa Flow scotland shipwrecks torpedoes U-boats war WW-I WW-II

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2632: Edith Cavell

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 2, 2023 · Episode: 2632 Edith Cavell — a mountain, a nurse, a smuggler, a heroine. Today, Edith Cavell.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2616: A Golden Age of Popular Song

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 22, 2023 · Episode: 2616 When radio and singing met: The Golden Age of popular singing. Today, a time when popular singers really sang.

Tags 1940s 1950s Jo Stafford Lena Horne Patti Page radio singing technique voice production WW-II

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2612: A Prelude to War

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 20, 2023 · Episode: 2612 America’s ceremony of innocence, about to drowned in WW-I. Today, an American ceremony of innocence.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2607: Steam Comes to China

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 14, 2023 · Episode: 2607 The steam engine comes to China, and even greater change follows. Today, steam comes to China.

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