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: 3237 Aaron Copland composes an uncommonly fine fanfare. Today, an uncommonly fine fanfare.
Episode: 1905 The Bayeux Tapestry, a comic book history of 11th-century France. Today, the Bayeux Tapestry.
Episode: 1906 A cat in Cyprus -- five thousand years too soon. Today, a cat in Cyprus.
Episode: 1904 Wilkes five-year Odyssey -- beauty and turmoil. Today, Wilkes' journey.
Episode: 2523 Georges-Eugène Haussmann Reshapes Paris. Today, a city redone.
Episode: 1786 Acting and reality: in which the story is formed by circumstances unseen. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, has an acting technique for understanding behavior.
Episode: 3236 Analysis, Creativity, and the Humble Index Card. Today, the humble index card.
Episode: 1902 Heat in the Shadow of Rouen Cathedral. Today, heat and cold in Rouen.
Episode: 1903 Flubber: A story of persistence and reincarnation. Today, Flubber.
Episode: 1901 Philipp Deidesheimer and the remarkable timber square set. Today, the timber square set.
Episode: 2520 Hybrid Electric Car Technology. Today, we hit the brakes.
Episode: 2505 Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher's Wild America. Today, a legendary road trip.
Episode: 2517 Rebecca Clarke: Violist, Composer, Woman. Today, a woman in conflict.
Episode: 1900 1900 -- the year: as seen in Century Magazine. Today, 1900 -- the year.
Episode: 1899 Kurt Gödel: A mathematician brings us down to earth. Today, a mathematician brings us down to earth.
