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Engines of Our Ingenuity

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Engines of Our Ingenuity
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  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1490: Germs
    Episode: 1490 Germs, John Snow, and the Broad Street Well.  Today, we talk about germs.
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  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1489 Helicopter
    Episode: 1489 Inventing the helicopter: harder than it looked.  Today, we invent the helicopter.
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  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1488: The Roeblings
    Episode: 1488 John, Washington, & Emily Roebling, and the Brooklyn Bridge.  Today, a family gives us the Brooklyn Bridge.
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  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1492: Necessity in the Siege of Paris
    Episode: 1492 Necessity and invention during the 1870 siege of Paris.  Today, necessity, invention, and the Siege of Paris.
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  • The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1487: Telephone Use
    Episode: 1487 Teaching the American public to use the telephone.  Today, would you buy the first telephone?
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About Engines of Our Ingenuity

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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