Engines Podcast
The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1494: X-Ray Hair Removal
Posted on · Episode: 1494 The strange persistence of X-ray hair removal. Today, we kill ourselves to remove hair.
Tag: atom bomb
Houston Matters
From Oak Ridge to Hiroshima: One family’s memories of the Atomic Age
Posted on · It started in secrecy and ended with a mushroom cloud. The daughter of Manhattan Project technician shares what it meant to be raised in the long shadow of the Manhattan Project.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2876: The Scientists Speak
Posted on · Episode: 2876 In which engineers and scientists assess their work in 1945. Today, scientists speak as WW-II ends.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2699: Heligoland
Posted on · Episode: 2699 Heligoland, a bucolic magnet for the machines of war. Today, we visit Heligoland.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2278: Meitner and Hahn
Posted on · Episode: 2278 Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn: friendship in the face of terrible odds. Today, Meitner and Hahn, an odd couple.