Engines of Our Ingenuity

By Houston Public Media

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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The podcast currently has 1,752 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

December 04, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2768: Cooking By Radio
Episode: 2768 Percy Spencer and the microwave oven. Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker considers the Microwave Oven.
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December 03, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3303: Wood Graining
Episode: 3303 Painting wood grain to express alternate realities. Today, painting the swirls of wood grain.
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4min
December 02, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1291: Sheet Music
Episode: 1291 In which sheet music offers a record of our country. Today, America's story spins out in the songs we sing.
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December 01, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1290: Risk and Vocation
Episode: 1290 Risk and vocation: when smart people look for safe lives. Today, we teach our best and brightest to avoid risk.
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November 30, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1289: Ship Waste Disposal
Episode: 1289 Those Vulgar Tubes: human waste disposal aboard old ships. Today, we try to keep ships clean.
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November 29, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1288: At Risk
Episode: 1288 Instability, self-control, and the metaphor of flight. Today, flight shapes yet another metaphor.
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November 28, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2390: Lloyd Hall
Episode: 2390 Lloyd Hall: Food Chemistry Engineer. Today, we engineer food.
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November 27, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3243: The Water Illusion Machine
Episode: 3243 Hollywood's Heroic Water FX. Today, water effects.
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November 26, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2353: In C
Episode: 2353 Reflections on -- or in -- the key of C. Today, French hornist Roger Kaza plays in C.
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November 25, 2024 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1287: Faster Than Sound
Episode: 1287 Transonic flight: piercing the sound barrier. Today, the sound barrier.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,752 episodes available.