Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2154: Wieliczka Sol
Posted on · Episode: 2154 Wieliczka Sol, Poland’s “Great Salt Treasure.” Today, we take more than salt from a mine.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2109: The Hoosac Tunnel
Posted on · Episode: 2109 The Hoosac Tunnel: shipping goods under the Berkshires. Today, a tunnel in the woods.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2093: Crypta Napoletana
Posted on · Episode: 2093 The Posillipo Tunnel, or Crypta Napoletana — a subway to the underworld. Today, we visit the Philegraean Fields.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1901: The Timber Square Set
Posted on · Episode: 1901 Philipp Deidesheimer and the remarkable timber square set. Today, the timber square set.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1791: The Thames Tunnel
Posted on · Episode: 1791 The Thames Tunnel: Heroic engineering and its promotion. Today, the Thames Tunnel.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1698: The Holland Tunnel
Posted on · Episode: 1698 The Holland Tunnel — a story you’ve heard before. Today, an oddly familiar story.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1474: Beach’s Secret Subway
Posted on · Episode: 1474 Alfred Ely Beach builds a secret subway in New York City. Today, a secret subway.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1198: The Gates of Hell
Posted on · Episode: 1198 In which Virgil visits a theme park and writes the Aeneid Today, we pass through the Gates of Hell.