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John H. Lienhard, author and voice of The Engines of Our Ingenuity, is
M.D. Anderson Professor Emeritus
of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University
of Houston. He received BS and MS degrees from Oregon State College and the University of
Washington, his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, and he holds two
honorary doctorates. He is known for his research in the thermal sciences as well as in
cultural history. He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
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For his work on Engines, Dr. Lienhard received the ASME Ralph Coates
Roe Medal for contributions to the public understanding of technology, the
1991 Portrait Division Award from the American Women in Radio and Television,
and the 1998 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Engineer-Historian Award,
other ASME honors, and two 2005 Crystal Microphone Awards. 
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John Lienhard: All ongoing web development and maintenance, images and scanning. AUDIO: Paul Franklin Audio recording, Engines Audio Specialist, KUHF 88.7 FM. ADDITIONAL WEB DESIGN: PRIOR WEB DEVELOPMENT: Greg Johnson: Original audio conversion and installation, Digital media Developer, Technology Support Services, UH Georgette Michko: Additional contributions to initial Audio installation, Streaming Media Project Leader, UH Rob Spragg: First version of web design (1997), Systems Department, UH Libraries Jeanne Newlon: Logo and other graphics design (1997), formerly Information Services Dept., UH Libraries. Julie Grob: Images of materials from Special Collections, UH Libraries (1997). Mustafa Hashmi: Original HTML markup of all episodes through the mid 1200s (1997), former student: UH Computer Science Department. Contributors to the Radio Scripts:
Any attempt to list all the people who have contributed to the labor of developing scripts would be hopeless because the extent of good will on the part of friends and listeners has been too great. But a few general statements are in order. Carol Lienhard has critically read almost every episode with a fine ear for what will work and what will not. She has also provided a vast effort in locating material. Most of this help is unacknowledged in the scripts. Many colleagues at the University of Houston have contributed helpful criticism and ideas. Only some of this is acknowledged in the scripts. Especially important were two early critics and supporters, former Mechanical Engineering colleagues, Farrokh Mistree and James Casey, who did much to shape the program in its early days. Listeners have provided a steady flow of interaction and commentary. This material has proved to be more than is possible to cope with adequately or to acknowledge properly. However, it has always been a formative influence on the series. Finally, the extensive contributions of ideas, sources, graphics, and other substantive material by members of the University of Houston Libraries are gratefully noted within the individual episodes. But, beyond that, many members of the Library have generously read scripts critically and contributed widely varied expertise. Only a fraction of that effort is properly acknowledged in the scripts. |
