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Tag: steam power

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1998: Fast Presses

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 22, 2021 · Episode: 1998 Fast presses and the new literacy. Today, let the presses roll.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1958: Lazare & Sadi Carnot

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 27, 2020 · Episode: 1958 Lazare Carnot, Sadi Carnot, and learning about energy. Today, meet Lazare and Sadi Carnot.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1802: Freelan and Francis Stanley

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 3, 2020 · Episode: 1802 Freelan and Francis Stanley, and their steamer. Today, the Stanleys and their Steamer.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1718: Lardner’s Steam Engines

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 15, 2019 · Episode: 1718 The Rev. Dionysius Lardner: keeping up with a world in flux. Today, old books with a message for the present.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1686: Mysterious Heat

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 17, 2019 · Episode: 1686 In which steam engines struggle to teach us thermodynamics. Today, a story about theory and practice.

Tags analogies education energy conservation history of science James Watt pedagogy Sadi Carnot steam engines steam power teaching the second law of thermodynamics waterwheels

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1685: Lord Byron and Steam

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on May 15, 2019 · Episode: 1685 Lord Mad Jack Byron, James Watt, & George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron. Today, a strange connection between Lord Byron and steam power.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1629: Resisting Change

Mark DiClaudio

Posted on January 25, 2019 · Episode: 1629 An old book tells about textile engineering and conservatism. Today, we resist change.

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