Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of our Ingenuity 1358: William Minor and the OED
Episode: 1358 William Minor helping us to understand language from an insane asylum. Today, a great dictionary and an asylum for the criminally insane.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1357: Testing Airplane Propellers
Episode: 1357 An airplane propeller test facility, twelve years before the Wright Brothers. Today, we test airplane propellers, 12 years before the Wright brothers flew.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1356: Betting on Science
Episode: 1356 Betting on science. It's been going on for a long time. Today, let's bet on science.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1355: George Squire
Episode: 1355 Major General George Squire, Muzak, and struggling to be generous. Today, a story about altruism and Muzak.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2450: A Musical Tradition
Episode: 2450 A Musical Transition: The Beatles 1965-1967. Today, a great music group changes.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2419: Perfecting Coffee
Episode: 2419 Peter Schlumbohm and the invention of modern coffee-making techniques. Today, a chemist and his coffee.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3310: Romantic Nature
Episode: 3310 Nature, Romanticism, and the Poetry of John Clare. Today, we look closely at Romantic nature.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3311: Aerial Warfare in 1918
Episode: 3311 A 1918 National Geographic Magazine makes propaganda as it reports WW-I aerial warfare. Today, Aerial warfare in another century.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1353: Small Towns
Episode: 1353 In which we visit a small town. Today, let's visit a small town.
Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1351: M & Mme Blanchard
Episode: 1351 Balloonists Jean-Pierre and Marie Blanchard, the first barnstormers. Today, we join George Washington at a balloon ascent.