Author: Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1330 Electric lights in the 80 years before Edison.  Today, we go looking for the first electric lights.

Episode: 1329 16th Century scientist, Christiaan Huygens, looks for alien life.  Today, an old inquiry into life on other planets.

Episode: 1328 The medieval character of the wild West.  Today, the wild West holds up a mirror to medieval life.

Episode: 1327 Electricity in Everyday Life in 1904.  Today, let's look for parallels.

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

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

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

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

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

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