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 and other contributors, it is heard nationally on Public Radio and produced by Houston Public Media. 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 Here for Amazon.com, View the full jacket HERE.


Inventing Modern: Growing up with X-Rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins by John H. Lienhard, Oxford University Press, 2000. Click here for Amazon.com	The Engines of Our Ingenuity: An Engineer Looks at Technology and Culture by John H. Lienhard, Oxford Univ. Press, 2003. Click here for Amazon.com	A Heat Transfer Textbook by John H. Lienhard IV and John H. Lienhard V Dover Pubs. Inc. Click here for free copy or Click here for Amazon.com	Statistical Thermodynamics by Chang-lin Tien and John H. Lienhard Click here for free download. Copyright John H. Lienhard, 2010.