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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1527: Polio and Clean Water

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Posted on November 2, 2020 · Episode: 1527 How Clean Water triggered the Great Polio Epidemics. Today, we wonder where polio came from.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1681: Science in 1904

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Posted on May 8, 2019 · Episode: 1681 The Literary Digest tells us about science in 1904. Today, a bright new century.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1527: Polio and Clean Water

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Posted on June 20, 2018 · Episode: 1527 How Clean Water triggered the Great Polio Epidemics. Today, we wonder where polio came from.

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