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- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1610: Experimental ProofEpisode: 1610 Thoughts on the nature and purpose of experiments. Today, we wonder why people do experiments.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3393: Curtiss RobinEpisode: 3393 In which the 1928 Curtiss Robin airplane was far more than it seemed to be. Today, a ride in a bland airplane.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3392: OrientalismEpisode: 3392 The Rise of Orientalism and its crescendo in the Roaring ‘20s. Today, strange happenings in the 1920s.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3391: Project MoholeEpisode: 3391 In which Project Mohole looks inside Earth while Sputnik reaches outside. Today, Inner Space versus Outer Space.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1608: Members in TensionEpisode: 1608 Three scale models of structures, with vastly different weights. Today, we design for tension.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1607: Fire ControlEpisode: 1607 Continuous-aim firing: a diagnosis of an ill-received idea. Today, we aim a gun from a rocking platform.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1606: The SkycityEpisode: 1606 The Skycity: a concept struggling against its own Gothic weight. Today, the skycity.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3389: Carlo Antonio TestoreEpisode: 3389 In which Carlo Antonio Testore's violins and other stringed instruments show him to be a different kind of Luthier. Today, a luthier teaches us a lesson.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3388: Omar KhayyamEpisode: 3388 Let us see how much Omar Khayyam accomplished, beyond his having inspired poet Edward FitzGerald. Today, Omar Khayyam.4 min
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1605: The Rush to HeightEpisode: 1605 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931. Today, the brief day of the first skyscrapers.4 min
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