The human story
The people, constraints, and decisions behind a technological breakthrough.
A series by Isaiah Seymore
Engineering
Time Machine.
The stories behind the machines. The ideas that still move us.
Exploring engineering through history and storytelling: what people were trying to solve, how their inventions worked, and what those ideas mean today.
Browse episodesBehind each story
History, with the engineering left in.
How it works
Clear explanations of the mechanisms and principles that make an idea possible.
What remains
The connections between older technology and the systems around us today.
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Episodes
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Episodes will appear here with transcripts, references, and supporting explanations.