Author: Dr. John Lienhard

Episode: 1333 Energy is pure delight, the conservation of energy.  Today, we chase a will-o-the-wisp.

Episode: 1332 Moment of inertia, secrecy, and satellite stability.  Today, government secrecy sabotages an early satellite.

Episode: 1331 The Mississippi and Mark Twain's time warp.  Today, a River in 1883.

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.