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: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.
Episode: 1286 A steam-powered motorcycle, invented well before its time. Today, the motorcycle rides out of the Civil War.
Episode: 2538 Engineering Cheese Through the Millenia. Today, say “cheese.”
Episode: 1285 Carriages: A forgotten technology. Today, let's ride a gig, or a hack, or a phaeton.
Episode: 1284 Mikhail Goldshtik: A death and a beginning. Today, a creative legacy.
Episode: 2561 In Dulci Jubilo: Musical Arrangements and History. Today, a Christmas carol.
Episode: 1282 The development of the seemingly uncomplicated window pane. Today, we learn to make window panes.
Episode: 2535 The base of a number system: times tables and memorization. Today, go forth and multiply.
Episode: 1281 An old religious tract provides a window upon the Huguenots. Today, an old book and a new look at creativity and dissent.
Episode: 1280 On making data tell their story. Today, let's figure out how to plot a graph.
Episode: 3100 Benoit Mandelbrot and Fractals. Today, simple, yet intricate.
Episode: 1279 Two Newtons, an old mechanics text, and the fight against slavery. Today, a moving bit of marginalia.
Episode: 2533 On Table Legs and Flat Surfaces. Today, the power of three.
Episode: 1277 Railroads in winter: finding our way through the snow. Today, rails and snow.
Episode: 1275 Merthyr Tydfil, a window into the squalid conditions after the Industrial Revolution. Today, let's visit Merthyr Tydfil.
