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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Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

June 21, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1395: Worst Airplanes
Episode: 1395 The World's Worst Aircraft: learning what constitutes bad. Today, the worst airplanes ever built!
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June 20, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1393: Inventing the Telegraph
Episode: 1393 Early inventions of the electric telegraph. Today, we look at ninety years of electric telegraphy before Morse.
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June 19, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2478: Metal Wood
Episode: 2478 Metal Wood: the Evolution of Wooden Golf Clubs. Today, metal wood.
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June 18, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2798: Behold the Mighty Transistor
Episode: 2798 Behold the Mighty Transistor. Today, a small item creates a large impact.
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June 17, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2597: History and Math
Episode: 2597 Mathematical models of historical events. Today, let's see what mathematics tells us about history.
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June 16, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1392: Fog in the Woods
Episode: 1392 The nature of fog and of redwood trees. Today, fog in the forest.
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June 15, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1391: The Johnstown Flood
Episode: 1391 The Johnstown Flood. They didn't see it coming. Today, a dam breaks.
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June 13, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3133: The Liar That Helped Win D-Day
Episode: 3133 Juan Pujol García: the Liar Who Helped Win D-Day. Today, a great big liar saves the day.
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June 12, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2475: Friedrich Fröbel and Kindergarten
Episode: 2475 Friedrich Fröbel and Kindergarten. Today, we play.
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June 11, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2934: Molecules of Life
Episode: 2934 Reading the Molecules of Life. Today, we read the molecules of life.
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FAQs about Engines of Our Ingenuity:

How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,959 episodes available.