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 1,962 episodes available.

Engines of Our Ingenuity episodes:

April 14, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3311: Aerial Warfare in 1918
Episode: 3311 A 1918 National Geographic Magazine makes propaganda as it reports WW-I aerial warfare. Today, Aerial warfare in another century.
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April 13, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1353: Small Towns
Episode: 1353 In which we visit a small town. Today, let's visit a small town.
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April 12, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1351: M & Mme Blanchard
Episode: 1351 Balloonists Jean-Pierre and Marie Blanchard, the first barnstormers. Today, we join George Washington at a balloon ascent.
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April 11, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1350: Amerigo Vespucci
Episode: 1350 Vespucci and the naming of America. Today, we name America.
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April 10, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2447: Simple But Brilliant
Episode: 2447 The Special Theory of Relativity in Einstein's Own Words. Today, simple but brilliant.
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April 09, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2010: George McJunkin and Ales Hrdlicka
Episode: 2010 George McJunkin and Ales Hrdlicka: Who discovered the Clovis culture? Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson looks at an unlikely anthropologist.
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April 08, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2780: Mail Plane to History Maker
Episode: 2780 Mail Plane to History Maker. Today, a very odd design feature.
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April 07, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1349: Short-Lived Technologies
Episode: 1349 Short-lived, but dramatic technologies. Today, technologies that last only a little while.
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April 06, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1348: Castel Del Monte
Episode: 1348 Castel del Monte: in which Frederick II plays with geometry. Today, we wonder why a castle was built.
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April 05, 2025 The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1347: Inventing Money
Episode: 1347 The invention of money: an abstraction of goods and services. Today, a history of money.
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How many episodes does Engines of Our Ingenuity have?

The podcast currently has 1,962 episodes available.