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: 3098 The Different Experiences of Reading, Radio, and Video. Today, eyes and ears.
Episode: 2042 Looking at a brave new scientific world in 1922. Today, science and change
Episode: 1963 In which the planet Vulcan vanishes in a non-Newtonian world. Today, I discover a new planet.
Episode: 1958 Lazare Carnot, Sadi Carnot, and learning about energy. Today, meet Lazare and Sadi Carnot.
Episode: 3096 The Learning Value of Philosophy. Today, getting ahead in the world.
Episode: 2844 The American Transcontinental Railroad; The Greatest Technological Achievement of 19th Century. Today, the railroad is “Done”.
Episode: 3094 Lobster. Today, the lobster.
Episode: 1806 A brief look at the history of catastrophe. Today, disaster.
Episode: 3086 Elise the Cow and Elmer the Bull. Today, a successful couple parts ways.
Episode: 1527 How Clean Water triggered the Great Polio Epidemics. Today, we wonder where polio came from.
Episode: 1951 In which poets explain how the airplane matured. Today, poetry, flight, and childhood's end.
Episode: 1946 Crocodiles and alligators: no tears, but a peculiar senstivity and intelligence. Today, the sensitive crocodile.
Episode: 3085 Einstein's Bigger Deal. Today Einstein’s bigger deal.
Episode: 1850 In which a shaggy dog leads us to the PUNch line. Today, our guest, the Rev. John Price, meditates upon the highest form of humor.
Episode: 3084 Leo Baekeland and Bakelite. Today, Bakelite.
