Episode: 1469 The hourglass: the poor man's clock, the poor man's metaphor.  Today, let's look at the hourglass.

Episode: 1469 The hourglass: the poor man's clock, the poor man's metaphor. Today, let's look at the hourglass.

Episode: 1469 The hourglass: the poor man's clock, the poor man's metaphor.&nbsp; Today, let's look at the hourglass.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1469: The Hourglass

The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let&#8217;s explore technology&#8217;s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.
This content is in service of Houston Public Media&#8217;s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.

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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. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.

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.
This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.

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