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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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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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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1487: Telephone Use

Dec 12, 2025·—

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Episode: 1487 Teaching the American public to use the telephone. Today, would you buy the first telephone?

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2545: Milton Bradley

Dec 11, 2025·—

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Episode: 2545 Game Maker Milton Bradley. Today, a game maker.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2617: Facebooking

Dec 10, 2025·—

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Episode: 2617 Facebook, social networking website, or new medium? Today, Facebooking.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2829: Cesare Lombroso

Dec 9, 2025·—

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Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum. Today, a head in a jar.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1485: Ship of Gold

Dec 8, 2025·—

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Episode: 1485 Ship of gold in the Deep Blue Sea: an impossible treasure recovery. Today, we hunt treasure.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1484: Georg Cantor

Dec 7, 2025·—

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Episode: 1484 Georg Cantor, the man who counted beyond infinity. Today, we wonder about counting to infinity.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1483: Gibbs and Visualization

Dec 6, 2025·—

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Episode: 1483 In which J. Willard Gibbs pictures gear teeth. Today, a glimpse into the mind of J. Willard Gibbs.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1481: Photography: The Salad Days

Dec 5, 2025·—

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Episode: 1481 A revealing view of photography's early days. Today, where was photography headed in 1854?

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2542: Hippodamus of Miletus

Dec 4, 2025·—

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Episode: 2542 Hippodamus of Miletus and Urban Design. Today, a grid for the ages.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3346: Mary Proctor

Dec 3, 2025·—

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Episode: 3346 In which Mary Proctor uses myth to help children understand reality. Today, astronomy for children.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3345: Tacheometry

Dec 2, 2025·—

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Episode: 3345 In which I learn that an old book is not about tachometry but tach e ometry instead. Today, a set of misunderstandings.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3342: Bernardo Zamagna

Dec 1, 2025·—

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Episode: 3342 Bernardo Zamagna designs a lighter-than-air ship that physics could not quite support. Today, let us fly with Bernardo Zamagna.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1480: Streamline

Nov 30, 2025·—

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Episode: 1480 Streamlining and the American public. Today, we talk about streamlining.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1479: Great-Grandchildren

Nov 29, 2025·—

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Episode: 1479 The riddle of more grandparents than people. Today, you and I are kin.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1478: Statue of Liberty

Nov 28, 2025·—

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Episode: 1478 A sneak preview of the Statue of Liberty. Today, a sneak preview of the Statue of Liberty.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2538: Cheese

Nov 27, 2025·—

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Episode: 2538 Engineering Cheese Through the Millenia. Today, say "cheese."

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3343: Frank Rosenblatt’s Perceptron

Nov 25, 2025·—

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Episode: 3343 Frank Rosenblatt's perceptron and the quest to design machines that can learn. Today, the origin of learning in artificial neural networks.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3344: Rachel Ruysch

Nov 25, 2025·—

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Episode: 3344 That Rare Find, Rachel Ruysch. Today, we talk diversity in art and nature.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1477: A Car for Anne Boleyn

Nov 24, 2025·—

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Episode: 1477 A horseless carriage offered to Anne Boleyn. Today, we offer Anne Boleyn an automobile.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1476: Inventing the Dishwasher

Nov 23, 2025·—

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Episode: 1476 In which Josephine Cochrane invents the dishwasher. Today, the birth of the dishwasher.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1475: Evariste Galois

Nov 22, 2025·—

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Episode: 1475 The tragic tale of Evariste Galois. Today, let's tell the remarkable tale of Evariste Galois.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1474: Beach’s Secret Subway

Nov 21, 2025·—

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Episode: 1474 Alfred Ely Beach builds a secret subway in New York City. Today, a secret subway.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2535: Times Tables

Nov 20, 2025·—

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Episode: 2535 The base of a number system: times tables and memorization. Today, go forth and multiply.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3341: The McCulloch-Pitts Model

Nov 19, 2025·—

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Episode: 3341 How Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts laid the foundation for current AI research. Today, the origin of artificial neural networks.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3340: Scissors

Nov 18, 2025·—

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Episode: 3340 We look at the curious mechanics behind scissors. Today, let’s look at scissors.