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Engines of Our Ingenuity
Engines of Our Ingenuity
Houston Public Media

The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures... more

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Episodes

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1326: Lift-Off

Episode: 1326 Lift-off: Reflections on the launch of NASA Flight STS-91.  Today, we all count 3-2-1.

08 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1325: The Day the Dam Broke

Episode: 1325 The day Mulholland's St. Francis Dam broke.  Today, an almost-forgotten catastrophe.

07 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2422: John Muir

Episode: 2422 John Muir, Naturalist and Engineer.  Today, an unlikely engineer.

06 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3266: New Year Fireworks

Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year.  Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.

05 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2838: The Mysterious Small

Episode: 2838 The World of Small Dimensions; Nano-Dimensions and Pico-Times.  Today, we explore Small.

04 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1324: C Rations

Episode: 1324 C rations: Armies trying to travel on their stomachs.  Today, an army tries to travel on its stomach.

03 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1323: Fleming’s Electric Valve

Episode: 1323 Fleming, the light bulb, and the vacuum tube.  Today, an analogy changes our world.

02 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1322: Beating the System

Episode: 1322 Five college degrees in six years: What does it mean?  Today, some thoughts about beating the system.

01 Feb 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1321: Century-Old Solar Collector

Episode: 1321 A modern solar collector, a century before its time.  Today, an idea whose time had not yet come.

31 Jan 2025 · 3 minutes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2418: Luck and Las Vegas

Episode: 2418 Quantifying the chance of losing at casino games.  Today, luck and Las Vegas.

30 Jan 2025 · 3 minutes
Engines of Our Ingenuity
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1326: Lift-Off
Engines of Our Ingenuity