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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2161: When the Eye Plays Tricks

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 24, 2021 · Episode: 2161 When the eye plays tricks, and we see more than is. Today, our eyes trick us.

Tags aerial view camera eye flight horses perception reality vision William Langewiesche

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2417: Kill-Devil Hills

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 28, 2022 · Episode: 2417 Kill Devil Hill: the texture of the Wright Brothers’ accomplishment. Today, we watch invention unfolding.

Tags aeroplanes airplane flight gliders invention Kill Devil Hills kite Kitty Hawk North Caolina Orville Wright Outer Banks Wilbur Wright Wright Brothers

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2347: Munich Museum, 1912

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 8, 2022 · Episode: 2347 Watching the Deutsches Museum evolve: 1903 until now. Today, a museum is born.

Tags Bavaria Deutsches Museum flight German chemical industry germany King Ludwig III Munich Oskar von Miller power Prince Ludwig technology Wilhelm Ostwald

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2319: Flying to the Arctic

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 12, 2022 · Episode: 2319 Trying to get to the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. Today, we fly to the North Pole.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2835: Reverse Engineering the Brain

Posted on September 1, 2022 · Episode: 2835 Reverse Engineering the Brain. Today, we look to the brain.

Tags brain computers eye NAE Grand Challenges

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