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: 2739 Evolution of the Hall from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Today, a room without a view.
Episode: 3056 Truth About Ingenuity. Today, the truth about ingenuity.
Episode: 2169 Energy from the sea -- harnessing waves and tides. Today, power from the waves.
Episode: 2167 Proof and Belief: Are they related? Today, proof and belief.
Episode: 2166 John Fitch, a steamboat builder surrounded by the early makers of America. Today, a host of creative people hovers over a steamboat.
Episode: 2738 Sarah Bernhardt on and off the stage. Today, talent or celebrity?
Episode: 2885 Very Large Numbers. Today, let's talk about very large numbers.
Episode: 2751 Mrs. Maud Mellish Wilson, architect of the Mayo Clinic's style of medical writing. Today, we look at a woman who made medical history.
Episode: 2164 Henry Selby Hele-Shaw, and the many faces of yesterday's engineer. Today, a remarkable engineer from another century.
Episode: 2165 Trucks, the important quiet cousins of our fancy automobiles. Today, we look at trucks.
Episode: 2038 Putting a leap second in an elastic year. Today, we add a second to our lives.
Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.
Episode: 2014 Boiling bubbles and fizzing bubbles: So alike, so different! Today, bubbles in soda and bubbles in teakettles.
Episode: 3052 Frankincense and Myrrh: The True Value of a Famous Gift. Today, the true value of a famous gift.
Episode: 2163 Missing Fliers: In which no conspiracy means slow sales. Today, missing fliers.
