Engines of Our Ingenuity
Summary: The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
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Podcasts:
Episode: 3127 The Long and The Short Of Elevators. Today, the way to the top.
Episode: 1351 Balloonists Jean-Pierre and Marie Blanchard, the first barnstormers. Today, we join George Washington at a balloon ascent.
Episode: 2591 Instant runoff voting and the Academy Awards. Today, what’s best?
Episode: 1350 Vespucci and the naming of America. Today, we name America.
Episode: 1348 Castel del Monte: in which Frederick II plays with geometry. Today, we wonder why a castle was built.
Episode: 3126 Charles LeMaistre and Cancer Prevention. Today, pounds or ounces?
Episode: 1347 The invention of money: an abstraction of goods and services. Today, a history of money.
Episode: 2588 Synthetic Sound Waves. Today, the sound of music.
Episode: 1345 Hadrian's Pantheon: The world's largest domed structure for 1800 years. Today we build a big room.
Episode: 3125 How many wings do I need to fly: Some things only seem like a good idea. Today, we're led on by what seems to be true.
Episode: 2585 The technology of timing races. Today, who won that race?
Episode: 1344 The Monitor's flush toilet: lessons from emerging technologies. Today, lessons from emerging technologies, under the worst conditions.
Episode: 3124 John Locke on Education. Today, beyond mere learning.
Episode: 1343 Forgotten lore: How much should we trouble to remember. Today, the past fades away.
Episode: 1342 The Wright Brothers' fight for priority over Langley. Today, an attempt to rewrite history.
