Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2007: Canonical Inventors
Posted on · Episode: 2007 The Canonical Inventor, stepping over the tipping point. Today, canonical inventors.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2975: Lightbulb
Posted on · Episode: 2975 Light Bulb Technology. Today, a light bulb goes off.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1726: The Lunar Society
Posted on · Episode: 1726 The Lunar Society and eighteenth century revolution. Today, let’s drop in on a remarkable gathering.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity: 1604 Hydrogen
Posted on · Episode: 1604 In which hydrogen balloons bind science to technology. Today, hydrogen — in 1783.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1572: High-Pressure Steam Engines
Posted on · Episode: 1572 High-pressure steam engines and transportation. Today, the first locomotive.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1554: Scientific Instruments
Posted on · Episode: 1554 In which new science yields new instruments: 1500 to 1950. Today, a new class of machines and new viewpoint.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1440: Steam Engines in England
Posted on · Episode: 1440 Steam engines in England during the 18th century. Today, a look at steam engines in 18th-century England.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1417: A Metaphor Collapses
Posted on · Episode: 1417 In which the medieval clock metaphor finally collapses. Today, a metaphor dies.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1363: Man The Measure
Posted on · Episode: 1363 Man the measure — man the meter. Today, let’s ask what meters measure.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1359: Windmills
Posted on · Episode: 1359 The Windmill: A device that has come, gone, and which may come again. Today, let’s tilt at windmills.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1200: London’s Secret Museums
Posted on · Episode: 1200 London’s secret museums Today, we visit London’s secret museums.