Posted on November 18, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1282: Window Glass Episode: 1282 The development of the seemingly uncomplicated window pane. Today, we learn to make window panes.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241118.mp3
Posted on November 17, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1281: A Window on the Huguenots Episode: 1281 An old religious tract provides a window upon the Huguenots. Today, an old book and a new look at creativity and dissent.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241117.mp3
Posted on November 16, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1280: Visual Display of Information Episode: 1280 On making data tell their story. Today, let's figure out how to plot a graph.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241116.mp3
Posted on November 15, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1279: Kater’s Applied Mechanics Episode: 1279 Two Newtons, an old mechanics text, and the fight against slavery. Today, a moving bit of marginalia.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241115.mp3
Posted on November 11, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1278: Quonset Huts Episode: 1278 The Quonset hut: a design with remarkable staying power. Today, we build an instant house.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241111.mp3
Posted on November 10, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1277: Railroads in Winter Episode: 1277 Railroads in winter: finding our way through the snow. Today, rails and snow.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241110.mp3
Posted on November 9, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1276: A Feast of Lights Episode: 1276 In which the art leads the mind how to cast light on nature. Today, light calls up the creative muse.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241109.mp3
Posted on November 8, 2024Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1275: An Old Company Town Episode: 1275 Merthyr Tydfil, a window into the squalid conditions after the Industrial Revolution. Today, let's visit Merthyr Tydfil.Attached audio [audio/mpeg]: KUHF_20241108.mp3