Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2023: George Hubert Wilkens
Posted on · Episode: 2023 George Hubert Wilkins: a life brimful and running over. Today, we risk our lives.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3077: The Battle of Navarino
Posted on · Episode: 3077 When is a Victory not a Victory? The Battle of Navarino Today, we ask: when is a victory not a victory?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2816: Beginning Volcanology
Posted on · Episode: 2816 Sir William Hamilton and the Beginnings of Volcanology Today, the beginnings of volcanology.
Houston Matters
Peter Hillary Talks Exploring, Connecting With & Conserving Nature
Posted on · In 1953, New Zealand explorer and mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese Sherpa partner Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Nearly 40 years later â in 1990 â Hillaryâs son Peter himself reached the summit, making Edmund and Peter Hillary the first father-son duo to conquer Mount […]