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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2455: Fairey Swordfish

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 13, 2023 · Episode: 2455 The Fairey Swordfish: An airplane in a timewarp. Today, the bite of a dinosaur.

Tags aircraft carriers Battle of Taranto Bismarck bombers Fairey Swordfish Ark Royal naval warfare technological change torpedo WW-I WW-II

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2407: Peaks Island

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 19, 2022 · Episode: 2407 Peaks Island: cultural change in microcosm. Today, a changing island.

Tags birds Casco Bay coast development ecology fishing lobsters Maine naval guns Peaks Island shore defenses tourism WW-II

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2287: Fritz Haber

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 13, 2022 · Episode: 2287 The ceremony of innocence is drowned: Fritz Haber swallowed by wars. Today, innocence is drowned.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2278: Meitner and Hahn

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 1, 2022 · Episode: 2278 Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn: friendship in the face of terrible odds. Today, Meitner and Hahn, an odd couple.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2285: Fiat Biplanes

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 1, 2022 · Episode: 2285 In which Fiat builds the last great combat biplanes. Today, Fiat Biplanes.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 3276: Airplane Engines

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 1, 2022 · Episode: 3276 Should airplane engines be cooled by liquid or air? Today, a design might go either way.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2039: Quiet on the Western Front

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 31, 2022 · Episode: 2039 In which we experience quiet on the Western Front. Today, it’s quiet on the Western Front.

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Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 16, 2022 · Episode: 2436 John Jacob Niles: Looking beyond the consummate showman. Today, John Jacob Niles.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2428: Electric Hope in 1889

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 5, 2022 · Episode: 2428 Electric hope in 1889: drunk on the new elixir of electricity. Today, we “discover” electricity.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2407: Peaks Island

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Posted on November 19, 2022 · Episode: 2407 Peaks Island: cultural change in microcosm. Today, a changing island.

Tags birds Casco Bay coast development ecology fishing lobsters Maine naval guns Peaks Island shore defenses tourism WW-II

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