Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1621: Motherland
Posted on · Episode: 1621 Motherland: The Stalingrad Memorial. Today, we visit a really big statue.
Tag: war
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1607: Fire Control
Posted on · Episode: 1607 Continuous-aim firing: a diagnosis of an ill-received idea. Today, we aim a gun from a rocking platform.
Houston Matters
Historian Michael Beschloss Examines Lessons Learned From ‘Presidents Of War’
Posted on · 'Presidents of War' examines the difficulties of being a wartime leader and how over our 200-year-plus history executive war decisions have evolved.
Houston Matters
How Postcards From WWI Made Their Way From A Battlefield To Houston
Posted on · Dr. Irene Guenther discusses her book, a collection of postcards hand-painted by artist Otto Schubert while fighting The Great War.
Houston Matters
Houston Short Film Depicts PTSD Firsthand
Posted on · Filmmakers Darren Tompkins and David Black talk about A Soldier’s Judgment.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1593: LST-325
Posted on · Episode: 1593 The LST-325: Thirty old men and an old ship become young again. Today, the LST-325.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1583: Glide Bombs
Posted on · Episode: 1583 Glide Bombs and the unrevealed Rohna disaster. Today, the weapon we didn’t know about.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1562: Guido da Vigevano
Posted on · Episode: 1562 Guido da Vigevano uses war as an excuse to invent. Today, a medieval inventor goes to war — almost.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1546: Max Jakob
Posted on · Episode: 1546 Max Jakob: a breath of fresh air in a new land. Today, a great engineer escapes the Holocaust.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1525: Liberty Ships
Posted on · Episode: 1525 Liberty ships: an amateur takes over the trade. Today, an amateur builds ships.
Houston Matters
Using New Data Techniques To Estimate The Number Syrian Of War Dead
Posted on · Rice University researchers are among those using data science and statistics to make a more accurate estimate of casualties in Syria.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1510: Thomas Sopwith
Posted on · Episode: 1510 Thomas Sopwith’s hundredth birthday. Today, we meet the oldest airplane designer.
Houston Matters
Photographer Uses Toys To Tell The Stories Of Children In War Zones
Posted on · Brian McCarty bases his photos on drawings by actual children who've lived through war.
News
WATCH: Pence Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan For War Meetings
Posted on · Vice President Mike Pence's surprise pre-Christmas visit was the first to the war-torn country by either Trump or the vice president
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1439: A Capital Ship on an Ocean Trip
Posted on · Episode: 1439 A capital ship on an ocean trip: a reflection on battleships. Today, let’s talk about battleships.