Engines of Our Ingenuity

Engines of Our Ingenuity

By Houston Public MediaSociety & Culture Science Education

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November 02 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1651: Specificity and September 11th
Episode: 1651 Specificity and understanding: Coming to grips with September 11th. Today, six weeks later, we think about specificity.
4 min
November 01 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1650: Inherent Stability in 1916
Episode: 1650 Learning about the stability of aeroplanes in 1916. Today, we worry about airplane stability in 1916.
4 min
October 31 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1649: Fessenden and Radio Sound
Episode: 1649 Reginald Fessenden endows radio with sound. Today, we add sound to radio.
4 min
October 30 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1648: An American Dirigible
Episode: 1648 Building a dirigible to get to the California gold rush. Today, some thoughts on success, failure, and flying to California.
4 min
October 29 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2646: On Being the Right Size
Episode: 2646 J. B. S. Haldane's "On Being the Right Size." Today, on being the right size.
4 min
October 28 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3427: The Battery That Rusts
Episode: 3427 Batteries which can use iron oxidation to store and discharge electricity. Today, we examine how a process of nature can be harnessed to store energy in the modern world.
4 min
October 27 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3426: Roller Skates
Episode: 3426 Roller skates come of age. Today, roller skates.
4 min
October 26 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3425: Civilisation
Episode: 3425 The rather abrupt coming-of-age of history told on television. Today, Civilisation.
4 min
October 25 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1647: Houston Traffic, 1924
Episode: 1647 In which we study traffic problems in Houston, TX, in 1924. Today, Houston's traffic in 1924.
4 min
October 24 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1646: Who Did What By When?
Episode: 1646 Thinking about who had done what by what age. Today, who did what by when?
4 min

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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.

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Number 1: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2646: On Being the Right Size
Oct 294 min
Number 2: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3427: The Battery That Rusts
Oct 284 min
Number 3: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3426: Roller Skates
Oct 274 min
Number 4: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3425: Civilisation
Oct 264 min
Number 5: The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1647: Houston Traffic, 1924
Oct 254 min