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 m...
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2437: Fire in the Kitchen
Episode: 2437 Cooking With Fire In the Colonial Period and Now. Today, fire in the kitchen.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2075: Rudolph Ackerman
Episode: 2075 Rudolph Ackerman and his amazing chronicles of 19th-century art and technology. Today, architectural historian Margaret Culbertson tells us about a great chronicler of technology and art.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2382: The Invention of the Paperboy
Episode: 2382 The Invention of the American Paperboy during the Great Depression. Today, the invention of the paperboy.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1339: The Good Soldier Svejk
Episode: 1339 The Good Soldier Svejk, a fine organizational model. Today, an old, but very sound, book on corporate management.
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1055: Roller Skates
Episode: 1055 Reflections on roller skates, roller blades, and stability. Today, a strange parable of appearance and reality.
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.
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