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- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3403: Telephone in 1904Episode: 3403 An old book about telephones reminds of a time before our technologies were not "black boxed." Today, we look under the hood.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1620: The Indian CanoeEpisode: 1620 The Indian canoe — another perfected technology. Today, birch-bark canoes.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1619: A Theatre of MachinesEpisode: 1619 Theatre of Machines — forerunners of engineering handbooks. Today, the first handbooks.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1618: Existence and UniquenessEpisode: 1618 Today we wonder whether something other than one solution exists. Today, the forgotten lecture in your math course.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3402: Absolute ZeroEpisode: 3402 Absolute Zero: The hunt for the lowest possible temperature. Today, absolute zero.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3401: Two Views of a PolymathEpisode: 3401 Samuel Smiles and James Nasmyth: Strange bedfellows. Today, two views of a polymath.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3400: Hell-BrothEpisode: 3400 In which we cause water to, like a Hell-broth boil and bubble within a nuclear reactor. Today, For a charm of powerful trouble …4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1617: ConnectionsEpisode: 1617 Reflections on the dicey question of cause and effect in history. Today, the connections problem.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1616: Ivan PolzunovEpisode: 1616 Ivan Polzunov and early Russian steam engines. Today, the steam engine comes to Russia.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1615: Learning to Use CoalEpisode: 1615 On learning to use coal. Today, we learn why we shouldn’t bring coals to Newcastle.4 min
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