Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2480: Stephanie Kwolek and Kevlar
Posted on · Episode: 2480 Stephanie Kwolek: Inventor of Kevlar. Today, not-so-shining armor.
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Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: State Taking Over Houston’s Harvey Relief Program, And A Blueprint For Going Back To School (May 14, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: The state takeover of the city's Harvey homeowner relief program, a blueprint for going back to school, and women shortlisted for the Supreme Court over the years.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1872: Reliving 1953
Posted on · Episode: 1872 Art and revolution: reliving 1953. Today, this is not a movie review, but …
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2143: Emma Lazarus
Posted on · Episode: 2143 In which Emma Lazarus reinvents the Statue of Liberty. Today, UH scholar Dorothy Baker tells us about Emma Lazarus.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1857: Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Quiet
Posted on · Episode: 1857 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, gliding, and the quest for quiet. Today, a glider pilot seeks quiet.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3031: Mary Beale
Posted on · Episode: 3031 Mary Beale As Told By Ellen Clayton. Today, a ray of light.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2367: Georgie Clark
Posted on · Episode: 2367 Georgie Clark and the invention of white-water rafting. Today, let’s go whitewater rafting.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3228: Computer Safety
Posted on · Episode: 3228 Designing safe computer controls. Today, flying by computer.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: Bloomberg Campaigning In Texas, And Representation Of Women On Wikipedia (Feb. 27, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Mike Bloomberg's focus on Texas, under-representation of women on Wikipedia, the Sonic The Hedgehog movie and video game culture, and telling the story of the Alamo through the eyes of a tree.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1827: Florman and Smith College
Posted on · Episode: 1827 Samuel Florman, Smith College, and engineering — in the late 1970s. Today, Samuel Florman at Smith College.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1819: Four Women on Hempstead Plains
Posted on · Episode: 1819 In which four women gravitate skyward on Hempstead Plains, L.I. Today, four women gravitate skyward.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1795: Blanche Ames
Posted on · Episode: 1795 Blanche Ames: inventor, artist, and conservative activist. Today, meet Blanche Ames.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1781: Flora Loughead and Her Sons
Posted on · Episode: 1781 Flora Haines Loughead, social change and airplanes. Today, airplanes and Flora Loughead.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1747: Sonya Kovalevsky
Posted on · Episode: 1747 Sonya Corvin-Krukovsky Kovalevsky: mathematician and author. Today, strange wallpaper, and an unexpected mathematician.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1741: The Witch of Agnesi
Posted on · Episode: 1741 The saintly Witch of Agnesi. Today, we meet the Witch of Agnesi.