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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2420: Rheticus and Copernicus

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 2, 2022 · Episode: 2420 Georg Rheticus, Copernicus’ only student and his prophet. Today, Copernicus’ prophet.

Tags astronomy De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Georg Joachim heliocentricity Martin Luther mathematics Nicolaus Copernicus Poland Protestant Reformation Rheticus Sun-centered solar system

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1081: Paradox

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Posted on December 9, 2023 · Episode: 1081 Paradoxes: “Skeletons in the closet of reason”. Today, I’ll try to tell you, “I am a liar.”

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2962: Letters to Mount Wilson

Posted on December 7, 2023 · Episode: 2962 Letters to the Mount Wilson Observatory. Today, inventive minds.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2965: Forgetting Names

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 21, 2023 · Episode: 2965 Our names: emblems of power, sooner or later forgotten. Today, let us forget names.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2961: Infinity

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 15, 2023 · Episode: 2961 In which we struggle to give meaning to the word infinity. Today, infinity.

Tags -1/12 engineering Finitists first cause Georg Cantor infinite regress infinite universe infinity l'hopital's rule l'Hospital's Rule mathematicians mathematics philosophy set theory speed of light string theory theology

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