{"id":659,"date":"2013-04-15T10:45:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T17:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/thisisus\/?p=659"},"modified":"2013-04-15T10:45:24","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T17:45:24","slug":"spy-for-a-day-a-look-at-antique-spy-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/2013\/04\/15\/spy-for-a-day-a-look-at-antique-spy-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Spy for a Day-a Look at Antique Spy Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DEYQzk_iyrE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week we are at History where we&#8217;ll take a look at San Jose\u2019s famous Electric Tower, just one of the many amazing things you\u2019ll discover walking around grounds here.<\/p>\n<p>The tower we&#8217;ll show you is a replica of the original, which was built in 1881 to \u2018light up\u2019 the downtown area. It was hailed as the \u2018Seventh Wonder of the West\u2019.  Legend has it that the designer of the Eiffel Tower visited San Jos\u00e9\u2019s Electric Light Tower when he was looking for ideas.  <\/p>\n<p>In this episode, <em>we\u2019re<\/em> going on a journey back in time to take a look at early spy gear. We\u2019ll see all kinds of technology used by spies throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also meet an energetic pair of paddle-pounding Olympians from Milpitas;<br \/>\na NASA scientist who is re-inventing the way we do planetary exploration and one of the youngest female engineers to fire up a steam engine! <\/p>\n<p>You can watch the show on KQED Plus on April 17 at 7pm.<br \/>\nEpisode 503<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are at History where we&#8217;ll take a look at San Jose\u2019s famous Electric Tower, just one of the many amazing things you\u2019ll discover walking around grounds here. 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