• Ep 65 - Howard Hughes, the Spruce Goose, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and the Descent into Madness
    2024/07/21

    Anna and Paul discuss Howard Hughes, aviation, filmmaking, the Spruce Goose, pissing in jars, Kleenex, being a shut-in, mental illness, tragedy, Romaine Street, and the dark side of glamorous lives.

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    1 時間 57 分
  • Ep 64 - How Fibonacci Built Our World
    2024/06/09

    Anna and Paul discuss math, finance, geometry, finance bros, Piza, pizza, New Yawk, the Yankees, and making things accessible to the common man.

    Note: We refer to the author of "Finding Fibonacci" as “Kevin Devlin.” He is actually Keith Devlin.

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    Further reading:

    1. The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic Revolution By Keith Devlin

    2. Finding Fibonacci: The Quest to Rediscover the Forgotten Mathematical Genius Who Changed the World By Keith Devlin

    3. Fibonacci and the Financial Revolution By William Goetzmann

    4. The Origins of Value: The Financial Innovations that Created Modern Capital Markets By William Goetzmann and K. Rouwenhurst

    5. The History of Algrebra in Italy in the 14th and 15th Centuries. Some Remarks on Recent Historiography By Rafaella Franci

    6. The Positional System and Base 10 | Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (lumenlearning.com)



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  • Ep 63 - Secret CIA Spy Satellites! (Pt. 2/2)
    2024/05/26

    Anna and Paul discuss the Hexagon and Gambit series of satellites, on-orbit reliability, the struggle of keeping work secrets from family, big gold orbs, classification, declassification, and the mystery of modern-day earth observation. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)

    Further reading:

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CORONA_(satellite)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_(rocket_family)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM-81_Agena
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor-Agena
    • https://www.thespacereview.com/article/1063/1
    • https://www.cia.gov/legacy/museum/exhibit/corona-americas-first-imaging-satellite-program/
    • https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kh-1.htm
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belka_and_Strelka
    • https://www.space.com/12996-secret-spy-satellites-declassified-nro.html
    • https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutmagazine/news-people/article/The-story-of-the-Hexagon-a-Danbury-built-spy-17046062.php
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  • Ep 62 - Secret CIA Spy Satellites! (Pt. 1/2)
    2024/05/12

    Anna and Paul discuss CORONA, Thor, Agena, space doggos, SAMOS, weird clips from The Ingraham Angle, the film bucket, the Dune popcorn bucket, and the Harry Potter Triwizard Tournament egg.

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    53 分
  • Ep 61 - The Legend of the Pulaski
    2024/04/28

    Anna and Paul discuss firefighting, firebreaks, fire lines, gender reveal parties, ageism, chads vs virgins, and innovating on a classic.

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    35 分
  • Ep 60 - Forging the Katana
    2024/04/14

    Anna and Paul discuss swords, Miyamoto Mushashi, phase diagrams, Samurai Jack, studying the blade, Ghost Dog, Guinness World Records, steel, and dueling.

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    54 分
  • Ep 59 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa
    2024/03/31
    Anna and Paul discuss leaning architecture, Italian project management timelines, bells, Anna’s angry 13-year-old-self, history of Italian city-states, the “Holy” “Roman” “Empire,” Napoleon, Galileo’s cannonballs, Brother Cadfael, and thuribles. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Ep 58 - What Made Apollo a Success?
    2024/03/17

    Anna and Paul discuss the lessons of the Apollo program, Little Joe, how to think about change and the lessons from previous projects, cruel summers, 8 Mile, and how to write the future while learning from the past.

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    47 分