Refrigerator Railcars and Its Role in History

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Refrigerator Railcars and Its Role in History

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

Explore an MDT refrigerator railcar at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and become aware of the importance of this technological innovation. Witness how the refrigerator railcar prov…

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Days of Despatch

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Days of Despatch

Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit

Travel back in time to Despatch, NY, currently known as East Rochester, NY, and discover how the refrigerator railcar aided in the development and growth of an entire village. When Merchants Despat…

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A Pre-History of Radio (Part One)

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A Pre-History of Radio (Part One)

Radio Inquiry Unit

Join historian Alex Magoun on a journey through the history of radio technology from James Clark Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism to Guglielmo Marconi's use of that theory in long-distance radio…

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A Pre-History of Radio (Part Two)

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A Pre-History of Radio (Part Two)

Radio Inquiry Unit

Continue on the historical journey of the radio industry with historian Alex Magoun as he goes back in time and shares how engineers and scientists improved wireless telegraphy from Morse code to the …

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Commercialization of Broadcast Radio in the Home

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Commercialization of Broadcast Radio in the Home

Radio Inquiry Unit

This video explores the beginnings of broadcast radio in the home, thanks to Pittsburgh’s KDKA radio station and Westinghouse, which made radio receivers. The electromagnetic “magic” found in sm…

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Crystal Radio

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Crystal Radio

Radio Inquiry Unit

Like game consoles and smartphones today, radios in the 1920s were expensive. Fortunately for teens back then, they could build radio receivers using cheap parts found at home and hardware stores. Wat…

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Drones from the Civil War to Today

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Drones from the Civil War to Today

UAV (Drones) Inquiry Unit

Historic insights into unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from the Civil War through to today. See how aerial balloons were an integral part of early UAV or drone history and follow the technological p…

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Triremes (Part Two)

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Triremes (Part Two)

Triremes Inquiry Unit

This historic narrative about the Greek Trireme reveals how this warship, a technological achievement of its time, played an important role in democracy and empire. Triremes Inquiry Unit Click H…

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Triremes (Part One)

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Triremes (Part One)

Triremes Inquiry Unit

Story of the Greek Triremes and the engineering applications that made it the greatest warship of its time. Triremes Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…

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