Engines of Our Ingenuity

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Engines of Our Ingenuity

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1488: The Roeblings

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.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1492: Necessity in the Siege of Paris

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.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1487: Telephone Use

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?

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2545: Milton Bradley

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2545: Milton Bradley

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2617: Facebooking

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2617: Facebooking

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2829: Cesare Lombroso

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2829: Cesare Lombroso

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1485: Ship of Gold

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1485: Ship of Gold

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1484: Georg Cantor

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1483: Gibbs and Visualization

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

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

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2542: Hippodamus of Miletus

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3346: Mary Proctor

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3346: Mary Proctor

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3345: Tacheometry

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3345: Tacheometry

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3342: Bernardo Zamagna

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3342: Bernardo Zamagna

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1480: Streamline

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1479: Great-Grandchildren

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1479: Great-Grandchildren

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1478: Statue of Liberty

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1478: Statue of Liberty

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2538: Cheese

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

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

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

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3344: Rachel Ruysch

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

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

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1476: Inventing the Dishwasher

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1475: Evariste Galois

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1475: Evariste Galois

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

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

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2535: Times Tables

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

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

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3340: Scissors

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

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1473: Titanic and Great Eastern

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1473: Titanic and Great Eastern

Episode: 1473 Two unsinkable ships: the Titanic and the Great Eastern. Today, a story of two ships. One sank. One didn't.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1472: Big Numbers

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1472: Big Numbers

Episode: 1472 New uses for huge numbers. Today, big numbers find new meaning.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1471: Jamestown and Suicide

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1471: Jamestown and Suicide

Episode: 1471 Some thoughts about immigrants, depression, suicide & Jamestown. Today, a story about Jamestown and self-destruction.