The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2460: The Singing Nun
Engines of Our Ingenuity

The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2460: The Singing Nun

C1AdvancedSeptember 17, 20263 min

Episode: 2460 In praise of the City: A fine piece of the natural world. Today, another look at form and function.

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Today, another look at form and function.

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This programming is sponsored by Near Northwest Management District, located off 290 and the 610 Loop, and 249 and Beltway 8, celebrating 25 years as the intersection of innovation. More information at nnmd.org. This is the Engines of Our Ingenuity, made possible by the friends of KUHF Houston.

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Today, another look at form and function. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run and the people whose ingenuity created them. Nova did a fine program back in 1985, The Shape of Things.

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It explained why the chambered nautilus displays a pure spiral of Archimedes, and why rivers meander. It showed a hundred ways that nature puts spheres, hexagons, and helixes to use. I especially liked the part about tree branches.

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