Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1045: Of Sport and Design
Episode: 1045 A lesson in engineering design on the sports pages. Today, lessons in modern design from the sports pages.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1338: The Last Masts
Episode: 1338 The century-long retention of masts and sails on steamships. Today, we wonder about sails on steam-powered ships.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1337: Frankenstein
Episode: 1337 Frankenstein -- the monster of our obsessiveness. Today, we consider a favorite nightmare.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2429: The Birth of Betty Crocker
Episode: 2429 The Birth of Betty Crocker. Today, America's First Lady of Food.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3309: Shortwave Radio
Episode: 3309 Shortwave Radio, the Original Information Super Highway. Today, we listen to the world.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3308: Board Games
Episode: 3308 Why do we play board games? Today, board games as models of the world.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1336: Big Diesel Engines
Episode: 1336 In which Diesel engines violate their own metaphor. Today, a new breed of Diesel engines fights an old metaphor.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1335: Airships
Episode: 1335 Santos-Dumas, Zeppelin, and the great airships. Today, we ride airships.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1334: Stone/Iron-Age Europe
Episode: 1334 Watching Europe go from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Today, a story of wood, copper and iron.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1333: Energy is Pure Delight
Episode: 1333 Energy is pure delight, the conservation of energy. Today, we chase a will-o-the-wisp.