The Engineering History Podcast | Inventions, Builders, Hackers, Projects, and Stories from Our Past

Oct 27 2024 67 ep. 74 mins 33

The Engineering History Podcast | Inventions, Builders, Hackers, Projects, and Stories from Our Past artwork

Where engineering and history collide! Join us for rousing, thought-provoking discussions about how what we make reflects who we are.

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Ep 67 - The Paris Catacombs 💀

Oct 27 2024 63 mins

Anna and Paul discuss skeletons, spooky season, lack of hygiene, the French, protesting, and cannibalism! Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)

Ep 66 - The Great Steel Bridge

Oct 13 2024 74 mins

Anna and Paul welcome Jack Brown to the show to discuss his new book, Spanning the Gilded Age: James Eads and the Great Steel Bridge. We discuss the very first steel structure in the world, the madcap guy who came up with it, and the unlikely story of its construction and continued use to this day! For more info, and to see some great pictures, go to greatsteelbridge.com Follow @en

Ep 65 - Howard Hughes, the Spruce Goose, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and the Descent into Madness

Jul 21 2024 116 mins

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. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)

Ep 64 - How Fibonacci Built Our World

Jun 09 2024 58 mins

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. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :) Further reading: The Man of Numbers:

Ep 63 - Secret CIA Spy Satellites! (Pt. 2/2)

May 26 2024 38 mins

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_(sat

Ep 62 - Secret CIA Spy Satellites! (Pt. 1/2)

May 12 2024 52 mins

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. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)

Ep 61 - The Legend of the Pulaski

Apr 28 2024 35 mins

Anna and Paul discuss firefighting, firebreaks, fire lines, gender reveal parties, ageism, chads vs virgins, and innovating on a classic. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)

Ep 60 - Forging the Katana

Apr 14 2024 53 mins

Anna and Paul discuss swords, Miyamoto Mushashi, phase diagrams, Samurai Jack, studying the blade, Ghost Dog, Guinness World Records, steel, and dueling. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)

Ep 59 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Mar 31 2024 64 mins

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 :)

Ep 58 - What Made Apollo a Success?

Mar 17 2024 46 mins

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. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)