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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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Episode: 2517 Rebecca Clarke: Violist, Composer, Woman. Today, a woman in conflict.
Episode: 2978 Henri Matisse cuts paper to design a cover for the art magazine Verve. Today we look at heroism through cut paper.
Episode: 3333 Lawrence Morely and Seafloor Spreading. Today, a question of priority.
Episode: 3332 From DC Dynamo to AC Alternator. Today, the dynamo.
Episode: 1453 Christiaan and Constantijn Huygens, and John Donne. Today, a tale of two Huygens and John Donne.
Episode: 1451 Inventing the free public lending library: socialism in books. Today, we invent the library.
Episode: 3331 Some thoughts about photography and reality. Today, Let’s take pictures.
Episode: 2513 The Importance of Teachers in Shaping our Lives. Today, remembering our teachers.
Episode: 2905 Imagination's Contributions to Science and Technology, Developmental Psychology and Imagination. Today, the gift of imagination.
Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.
Episode: 1450 In which we learn too much about Cleopatra and the Pharos Lighthouse. Today, we look for Cleopatra.
Episode: 1449 Another look at image and reality: Fake Triceratops and manuscript books. Today, more on images and reality.
Episode: 1448 The Guillotine and the democratization of death. Today, heads will roll.
Episode: 1447 18th-C factory maintenance: messier than Diderot showed us. Today, a question of image and reality.
Episode: 2510 Reason in all things: Augustine, Galileo, Collins, The Human Genome, and God. Today, Augustine, Galileo, and the human genome.
Episode: 2488 Revision: An Essential Component of the Creative Process. Today, creator vs. revisor.
Episode: 2823 Gilles de la Tourette and Hypnotic Crimes. Today, hypnotic crimes.
Episode: 1444 In which ThrustSSC passes the sound barrier on land. Today, a very fast car.
Episode: 1443 Some thoughts on fame and fortune in technology. Today, thoughts on fame and fortune.
Episode: 1442 Walter Chrysler and the texture of fame. Today, an odd glimpse of the texture of fame.
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traction motors on today's locomotives are essentially "hub motors" powered by 5000 hp diesel engines that generate the electricity needed to turn steel wheels.