Engines of Our Ingenuity
Summary: 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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Podcasts:
Episode: 2639 The Seattle World’s Fair and the Space Needle. Today, a landmark in the clouds.
Episode: 1388 A short history of tunneling. Today, let's tunnel our way through history.
Episode: 2636 Admiral Michael Mullen and Mathematics. Today, leading the charge.
Episode: 1387 The ghost fleet of wooden ships in Mallows Bay. Today, a fleet of sunken ships.
Episode: 3138 The once-greatest man-made explosion in the Battle of Messines Ridge. Today, a very big explosion.
Episode: 2630 Determinism and the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.
Episode: 1386 Benjamin Franklin invents the glass armonica -- no mouth organ, this. Today, singing wine glasses.
Episode: 2627 Clash of the Titans: The Bohr-Einstein Debates. Today, a clash of titans.
Episode: 1385 How David Bushnell built his submarine for the Colonial Army. Today, a new look at a Colonial technology.
Episode: 1384 The samurai sword and quality control through ritual. Today, let's talk about ceremony and technology.
Episode: 2623 Thomas Carlyle and he Working of Free Markets. Today, economic salvation.
Episode: 1383 In which we invent the watch and take possession of time. Today, we look at time as a new possession.
Episode: 2622 Watson: A computer system that plays Jeopardy!. Today, Jeopardy!.
Episode: 1382 Symphysiotomy: Surgery and the clockwork mind of Rationalism. Today, clockwork and surgery.
Episode: 1380 William O'Shaughnessy and India's telegraph system. Today, telegraphy comes to India.
