Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1303: Transit of Venus
Episode: 1303 Chasing the transit of Venus over the tundra. Today, we chase a mini-eclipse.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1302: Francois Marcet’s Steam Globe
Episode: 1302 Francois Marcet's steam globe: measuring vapor-pressure. Today, a piece of apparatus and a piece of history.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1301: The Boy Mechanic
Episode: 1301 The Boy Mechanic: endangering boys seeking danger. Today, a boy's world, a century ago.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1300: Daniel Fahrenheit
Episode: 1300 Daniel Fahrenheit invents the thermometer and its scale. Today, we invent the thermometer.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1299: Stability of Pagodas
Episode: 1299 The improbable earth-quakeproof Japanese pagoda. Today, pagodas and earthquakes.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1298: Edward Ritchie
Episode: 1298 Edward Ritchie: building instruments and shaping education. Today, let's watch machines shape education -- and invention.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1297: Verea’s Calculating Machine
Episode: 1297 Ramon Verea's calculating machine: inventing to make a point. Today, invention serves an unexpected purpose.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1296: Carnegie Looks at Watt
Episode: 1296 In which Andrew Carnegie contemplates James Watt. Today, Andrew Carnegie looks at James Watt.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1295: Pins
Episode: 1295 The lowly, but not-so-simple, dressmaker's pin. Today, let's make pins.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1294: Unneeded Clocks
Episode: 1294 The clock as preparation for modern science. Today, clocks tell us more than just the time of day.