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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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 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3131: Jean Cavailles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:45

Episode: 3131 Jean Cavaillès: War Hero and Philosopher.  Today, in the line of duty.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1362: Flying Across The Atlantic | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:43

Episode: 1362 The first twenty years of transatlantic flights.  Today, we fly the Atlantic.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3130: A War of Concrete | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:52

Episode: 3130 A War of Concrete: The Mulberry Harbors and the Invasion of Normandy.  Today, a portable port saves the day.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1361: The Crawler Transporter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:42

Episode: 1361 NASA's Crawler Transporter: Largest land transport vehicle.  Today, we ride the world's largest land vehicle.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1360: Cleaning Ourselves | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:42

Episode: 1360 A brief history of bathing ourselves.  Today, let's bathe.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2596: Golf Club Grooves | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:49

Episode: 2596 Golf Club Grooves: How small changes in technology can cause controversy.  Today’s episode is brought to you by the letters U and V.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1359: Windmills | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:40

Episode: 1359 The Windmill: A device that has come, gone, and which may come again.  Today, let's tilt at windmills.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3129: What Went Wrong on D-Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:51

Episode: 3129 What Went Wrong on D-Day: The Paradox of the Allies' Greatest Campaign.  Today, when things go terribly wrong.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1358: William Minor and the OED | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:43

Episode: 1358 William Minor helping us to understand language from an insane asylum.  Today, a great dictionary and an asylum for the criminally insane.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1356: Betting On Science | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:44

Episode: Betting on science. It's been going on for a long time.  Today, let's bet on science.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 3128: Lincoln-Douglas Debates | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:49

Episode: 3128 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates and Lincoln-Douglas Debating.  Today, up for debate.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1355: George Squire | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:45

Episode: 1355 Major General George Squire, Muzak, and struggling to be generous.  Today, a story about altruism and Muzak.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 2594: Ptolemy’s Geographia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:49

Episode: 2594 Mapping the World: Ptolemy’s Geographia.  Today, a man and a map.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1357: Testing Airplane Propellers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:41

Episode: 1357 An airplane propeller test facility, twelve years before the Wright Brothers.  Today, we test airplane propellers, 12 years before the Wright brothers flew.

 Engines of Our Ingenuity 1353: Small Towns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:45

Episode: 1353 In which we visit a small town.  Today, let's visit a small town.

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