Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2402: Bertha Benz’s Ride
Posted on · Episode: 2402 In which Bertha Benz shows the world what the automobile can do. Today, Bertha Benz’s ride.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2367: Georgie Clark
Posted on · Episode: 2367 Georgie Clark and the invention of whitewater rafting. Today, let’s go whitewater rafting.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2339: Distaffs and Home Economics
Posted on · Episode: 2339 How women traded their distaffs for a new life. Today, the distaff side.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1940: The American Woman’s Home
Posted on · Episode: 1940 In which Harriet Beecher Stowe and her sister build a model house to pay for a mansion. Today, architectural historian Margaret Culbertson tells us about a cabin, a mansion, and a model home.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2278: Meitner and Hahn
Posted on · Episode: 2278 Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn: friendship in the face of terrible odds. Today, Meitner and Hahn, an odd couple.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2258: Continuous Saws
Posted on · Episode: 2258 Sawing without back-and-forth motion: a conceptual leap. Today, let’s saw wood.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2258: Continuous Saws
Posted on · Episode: 2258 Sawing without back-and-forth motion: a conceptual leap. Today, let’s saw wood.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2238: Cecilia Payne-Gospochkin
Posted on · Episode: 2238 Cecilia Payne-Gospochkin and the Golden Apples of the Sun. Today, we ask what the sun’s made of.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2762: Aunt Sammy
Posted on · Episode: 2762 Aunt Sammy’s Radio Recipes. Today, Uncle Sam’s better half.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2756: Miss Columbia
Posted on · Episode: 2756 Miss Columbia, American Icon. Today, Mr. or Miss?
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2745: Home Economics
Posted on · Episode: 2745 Behind Home Economics. Today, a different kind of economics.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2743: Book Club
Posted on · Episode: 2743 The changing book club. Today, a club.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2171: Paper Bags
Posted on · Episode: 2171 Margaret Knight, origami, and a machine to make paper bags. Today, flexible origami and paper bags.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2751: Mrs. Wilson of the Mayo Clinic
Posted on · Episode: 2751 Mrs. Maud Mellish Wilson, architect of the Mayo Clinic’s style of medical writing. Today, we look at a woman who made medical history.
Houston Matters
The Full Menu: Houston’s Best Woman-Owned Restaurants
Posted on · Local food writers discuss their favorite woman-owned eateries in Greater Houston.