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Tag: volcanology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2816: Beginning Volcanology

Richard H. Armstrong

Posted on July 25, 2023 · Episode: 2816 Sir William Hamilton and the Beginnings of Volcanology. Today, the beginnings of volcanology.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2818: Pompeian Paradox

Richard H. Armstrong

Posted on August 15, 2023 · Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli’s Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3040: Leonardo and Borelli

Posted on April 25, 2023 · Episode: 3040 Leonardo and Borelli. Today, two hemispheres come together.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2207: Mount Tambora

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 4, 2022 · Episode: 2207 How the little-remembered eruption of Mt. Tambora killed 70,000 people and gave rise to the novel Frankenstein. Today, a terrible volcano gives birth to Frankenstein.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2201: A Big Volcano

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 25, 2022 · Episode: 2201 Mount Toba: the worst volcano and the worst human catastrophe. Today, a very big volcano.

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