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

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

Written by: Anna Close and Paul
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Where engineering and history collide! Join us for rousing, thought-provoking discussions about how what we make reflects who we are.Anna Close and Paul World
Episodes
  • Ep 67 - The Paris Catacombs 💀
    Oct 27 2024

    Anna and Paul discuss skeletons, spooky season, lack of hygiene, the French, protesting, and cannibalism!

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep 66 - The Great Steel Bridge
    Oct 13 2024

    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

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ep 65 - Howard Hughes, the Spruce Goose, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and the Descent into Madness
    Jul 21 2024

    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 hr and 57 mins
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