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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2196: The Future Among Us

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 13, 2022 · Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.

Tags BITNET electronic communications email future Granchester information internet Rupert Brooke technological change

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2682: Technical English and Verbing Nouns

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Posted on February 15, 2023 · Episode: 2682 Technical English and the Verbing of Nouns. Today, we verb a little.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2465: A Fine Early Aeroplane Book

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Posted on January 21, 2023 · Episode: 2465 Victor Lougheed’s extraordinary 1909 aeroplane book. Today, where were the first aeroplanes going?

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2455: Fairey Swordfish

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Posted on January 13, 2023 · Episode: 2455 The Fairey Swordfish: An airplane in a timewarp. Today, the bite of a dinosaur.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2409: Remembering What We Know

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Posted on November 20, 2022 · Episode: 2409 Struggling to keep our grip on the past as we move from books to the Internet. Today, we struggle to remember what we once knew.

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