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Back to SearchThe Engines of Our Ingenuity 3400: Hell-Broth
Episode 3400
Episode: 3400 In which we cause water to, like a Hell-broth boil and bubble within a nuclear reactor. Today, For a charm of powerful trouble ...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1617: Connections
Episode 1617
Episode: 1617 Reflections on the dicey question of cause and effect in history. Today, the connections problem.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1616: Ivan Polzunov
Episode 1616
Episode: 1616 Ivan Polzunov and early Russian steam engines. Today, the steam engine comes to Russia.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1615: Learning to Use Coal
Episode 1615
Episode: 1615 On learning to use coal. Today, we learn why we shouldn't bring coals to Newcastle.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2630: Determinism and the Many Worlds Interpretation
Episode 2630
Episode: 2630 Determinism and the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3399: Fancy Fogs
Episode 3399
Episode: 3399 In which we see fog dressed in fancy clothes. Today, we sing the merits of fancy fogs.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3398: Jerome Hunsaker
Episode 3398
Episode: 3398 In which a remarkable engineer, Jerome Hunsaker, begins a career that will help to define American air power. Today, an engineer and a…
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3397: Magazine
Episode 3397
Episode: 3397 In which old magazines returns us to a time when our reading was not limited by what we chose to read. Today, what is a magazine?
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1614: Advice for Living, 1836
Episode 1614
Episode: 1614 Advice on how live our lives from 1836. Today, we learn how to live our lives -- in 1836.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1613: Faraday and Magnetism
Episode 1613
Episode: 1613 In which Michael Faraday helps us to parse the word, Genius. Today, we watch genius at work.
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