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.
Tag: war
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1395: Worst Airplanes
Posted on · Episode: 1395 The World’s Worst Aircraft: learning what constitutes bad. Today, the worst airplanes ever built!
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2636: Admiral Michael Mullen and Mathematics
Posted on · Episode: 2636 Admiral Michael Mullen and Mathematics. Today, leading the charge.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1387: The Wooden Ships of Mallows Bay
Posted on · Episode: 1387 The ghost fleet of wooden ships in Mallows Bay. Today, a fleet of sunken ships.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1369: Fokker’s Interrupter Mechanism
Posted on · Episode: 1369 Fokker and the machine gun interrupter mechanism. Today, we meet a nice young man and his killing machines.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1364: Radar
Posted on · Episode: 1364 Our radar warning of the Pearl Harbor attack. Today, devastation follows when we don’t trust a new technology.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3131: Jean Cavailles
Posted on · Episode: 3131 Jean Cavaillès: War Hero and Philosopher. Today, in the line of duty.