The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Main Page

The Engines of Our Ingenuity is a radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. Written and hosted by John Lienhard, it is heard nationally on Public Radio and produced by KUHF-FM Houston. Among other features, this web site houses the transcripts for every episode heard since the show's inception in 1988.

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Recent Engines-Related Books
	How Invention Begins: Echoes of Old Voices in the Rise of New Machines. by John H. Lienhard Oxford University Press, Available in June, 2006 Click on the image for Publisher's information, Click Here for Amazon.com, or Click Here for Barnes and Noble. View the full jacket HERE.

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Inventing Modern: Growing up with X-Rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins by John H. Lienhard, Oxford University Press, 2000. Click here for Amazon.com Or click Barnes and Noble	The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture by John H. Lienhard, Oxford University Press, 2003. Click here for Amazon.com Or click Barnes and Noble	A Heat Transfer Textbook by John H. Lienhard IV and John H. Lienhard V Phlogiston Press, 2006. Click here for Amazon.com