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.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1293: What We Don’t See at First
Episode: 1293 Some technology that we don't see when we first look. Today, some technologies we don't see when we first look.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1292: Alchemy and Modern Science
Episode: 1292 Alchemy and modern science: how much magic should we accept? Today, old magic finds a place in modern science.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1291: Sheet Music
Episode: 1291 In which sheet music offers a record of our country. Today, America's story spins out in the songs we sing.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1290: Risk and Vocation
Episode: 1290 Risk and vocation: when smart people look for safe lives. Today, we teach our best and brightest to avoid risk.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1289: Ship Waste Disposal
Episode: 1289 Those Vulgar Tubes: human waste disposal aboard old ships. Today, we try to keep ships clean.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1288: At Risk
Episode: 1288 Instability, self-control, and the metaphor of flight. Today, flight shapes yet another metaphor.