Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1942: The Power of Air and Steam
Posted on · Episode: 1942 Before the steam engine: seeing solidity in air and steam. Today, we just begin to invent the steam engine.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1686: Mysterious Heat
Posted on · Episode: 1686 In which steam engines struggle to teach us thermodynamics. Today, a story about theory and practice.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1685: Lord Byron and Steam
Posted on · Episode: 1685 Lord Mad Jack Byron, James Watt, & George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron. Today, a strange connection between Lord Byron and steam power.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1572: High-Pressure Steam Engines
Posted on · Episode: 1572 High-pressure steam engines and transportation. Today, the first locomotive.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1302: Francois Marcet’s Steam Globe
Posted on · Episode: 1302 Francois Marcet’s steam globe: measuring vapor-pressure. Today, a piece of apparatus and a piece of history.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1296: Carnegie Looks at Watt
Posted on · Episode: 1296 In which Andrew Carnegie contemplates James Watt. Today, Andrew Carnegie looks at James Watt.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1281: A Window On The Huguenots
Posted on · Episode: 1281 An old religious tract provides a window upon the Huguenots. Today, an old book and a new look at creativity and dissent.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1258: Inventing the Riverboat
Posted on · Episode: 1258 Inventing the steamboat, inventing the riverboat. Today, the present helps us to understand the past.