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: 2197 Liszt, Petrarch, and St. Augustine. Today, Liszt and Petrarch.
Episode: 2196 In which the future we seek to know is already among us. Today, the future is among us.
Episode: 2195 Earth, Moon, and their inertial dance through the Heavens. Today, we keep track of the moon.
Episode: 2759 Engineering efficient traffic flow. Today, point A to point B.
Episode: 2955 The Friendship Paradox: Why Your Friends Are More Popular Than You Are. Today, let's talk about your friends.
Episode: 2763 The legacy of Steve Jobs, who simplified computers and computing devices. Today, the man who made it simple.
Episode: 2194 John Smeaton: an engineer for all seasons. Today, the engineer who did everything.
Episode: 2192 Benjamin Franklin stirs up the new technology of flight. Today, Ben Franklin assesses a newborn child.
Episode: 2191 The steam boiler as neglected part of steam engine development. Today, steam boilers for the new steam engines.
Episode: 2756 Miss Columbia, American Icon. Today, Mr. or Miss?
Episode: 3204 Transforming Transportation from Engines to Motors. Today, our thoughts are about motors instead of engines.
Episode: 2755 Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. Today, under pressure.
Episode: 2189 Tom Benoist and the first commercial airline. Today, we invent the airline.
Episode: 2187 In which last Survivors connect then with now. Today, the last survivors.
Episode: 2184 The Aeroplane Speaks: A 1917 book plays counterpoint to war. Today, the airplane speaks.
