Engines of Our Ingenuity
Houston PR
The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories.
This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
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Houston, TX
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The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
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English
Episodes
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1356: Betting on Science
4/19/2025
Episode: 1356 Betting on science. It's been going on for a long time. Today, let's bet on science.
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1355: George Squire
4/18/2025
Episode: 1355 Major General George Squire, Muzak, and struggling to be generous. Today, a story about altruism and Muzak.
Duration:00:03:45
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2450: A Musical Tradition
4/17/2025
Episode: 2450 A Musical Transition: The Beatles 1965-1967. Today, a great music group changes.
Duration:00:03:52
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2419: Perfecting Coffee
4/16/2025
Episode: 2419 Peter Schlumbohm and the invention of modern coffee-making techniques. Today, a chemist and his coffee.
Duration:00:03:51
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3310: Romantic Nature
4/15/2025
Episode: 3310 Nature, Romanticism, and the Poetry of John Clare. Today, we look closely at Romantic nature.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3311: Aerial Warfare in 1918
4/14/2025
Episode: 3311 A 1918 National Geographic Magazine makes propaganda as it reports WW-I aerial warfare. Today, Aerial warfare in another century.
Duration:00:03:52
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1353: Small Towns
4/13/2025
Episode: 1353 In which we visit a small town. Today, let's visit a small town.
Duration:00:03:45
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1351: M & Mme Blanchard
4/12/2025
Episode: 1351 Balloonists Jean-Pierre and Marie Blanchard, the first barnstormers. Today, we join George Washington at a balloon ascent.
Duration:00:03:39
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1350: Amerigo Vespucci
4/11/2025
Episode: 1350 Vespucci and the naming of America. Today, we name America.
Duration:00:03:43
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2447: Simple But Brilliant
4/10/2025
Episode: 2447 The Special Theory of Relativity in Einstein's Own Words. Today, simple but brilliant.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2010: George McJunkin and Ales Hrdlicka
4/9/2025
Episode: 2010 George McJunkin and Ales Hrdlicka: Who discovered the Clovis culture? Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson looks at an unlikely anthropologist.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2780: Mail Plane to History Maker
4/8/2025
Episode: 2780 Mail Plane to History Maker. Today, a very odd design feature.
Duration:00:03:40
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1349: Short-Lived Technologies
4/7/2025
Episode: 1349 Short-lived, but dramatic technologies. Today, technologies that last only a little while.
Duration:00:03:41
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1348: Castel Del Monte
4/6/2025
Episode: 1348 Castel del Monte: in which Frederick II plays with geometry. Today, we wonder why a castle was built.
Duration:00:03:45
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1347: Inventing Money
4/5/2025
Episode: 1347 The invention of money: an abstraction of goods and services. Today, a history of money.
Duration:00:03:44
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1346: 1900
4/4/2025
Episode: 1346 The World's Work magazine shows what we were thinking a century ago. Today, a magazine looks at the century past, and the one to come.
Duration:00:03:43
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2444: Of Wombats and Armadillos
4/3/2025
Episode: 2444 Of Wombats and Armadillos: Using Animals to Teach Probability. Today, why did the wombat cross the road?
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2944: Max Planck’s Triumphs and Tragedies
4/2/2025
Episode: 2944 The Father of Quantum Theory, The Perseverance of a Scientist Facing Multiple Tragedies. Today, a scientist's triumphs and tragedies.
Duration:00:03:50
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2497: From Texas to Central Park
4/1/2025
Episode: 2497 Frederick Law Olmsted on the Texas Frontier. Today, we go from the Texas frontier to Central Park.
Duration:00:03:48
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1345: The Pantheon
3/31/2025
Episode: 1345 Hadrian's Pantheon: The world's largest domed structure for 1800 years. Today we build a big room.
Duration:00:03:45