Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3367: Scientific American’s Blunder
Episode: 3367 In which Scientific American Magazine gets wrong, the airflow during singing. Today, Scientific American gets it wrong.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3366: Bottle Cap
Episode: 3366 The throw-away bottle cap: More than it seems to be. Today, we invent the bottle cap.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1545: English Balloons
Episode: 1545 The English and 18th century ballooning. Today, we ride the first hot-air balloons in England.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1544: Electric Light Opera
Episode: 1544 An operetta about electric lights, written before Edison's light bulb. Today, an electric-light opera.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1543: Ceredi’s Pump
Episode: 1543 Archimedes' pump, rediscovered by Ceredi, heralds the new science. Today, meet the person who reinvented Archimedes' pump.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2575: Prime Numbers
Episode: 2575 The illustrious history of Prime Numbers. Today, some numbers for the ages.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3228: Computer Safety
Episode: 3228 Designing safe computer controls. Today, flying by computer.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3365: 1906 Shop Notes
Episode: 3365 A 1906 set of Shop Notes offers a lesson in technological change. Today, a manual tells us more than it means to.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1542: Francis Bacon
Episode: 1542 In which Francis Bacon pushes a strict Aristotelian Agenda. Today, science tries to find its way.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1541: History and Horseshoe Nails
Episode: 1541 Do 'Horseshoe Nails' really alter human history? Today, we ask if horseshoe nails are real.