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British Heritage
May 2006
Sian Ellis |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel British industry could fuel the British empire when engineers like Isambard Brunel connected the modern world in the 19th century.   |
Science News
March 18, 2006 |
From the March 14, 1936, Issue Moving Giant Telescope Disk Provides a Problem... Neutrons, Tool of Physics, Deadly Biological Menace... |
Wild West
April 2006
Christopher Corbett |
The Pony Express: Riders of Destiny The Pony Express only operated for about 18 months, but the picture-perfect enterprise captured the imagination of a nation and has grown larger than life through the years. |
Science News
March 11, 2006 |
From the March 7, 1936, issue Caves in canadian mountain have impressive forms... Field tests on television promised within 8 weeks... Old violin makers may have tested by branding... |
Military History Quarterly
Spring 2006
Stuart W. Sanders |
Robert Charles Tyler: Last Civil War Confederate General Slain in Combat Against impossible odds and following orders issued half a year earlier, Robert Charles Tyler became the last Confederate general slain in Civil War combat. |
Science News
March 4, 2006 |
From the February 29, 1936, issue Giant "raccoon-bears," displayed at museum... Organs kept alive in tubes to throw light on life... Most of light in night sky comes from sun, not stars... |
Chemistry World
March 2006 |
Flashback 60 Years Ago: US chemist Gilbert Newton Lewis died... 90 Years Ago: Christian Boehmer Anfinsen was born in Pennsylvania... 95 Years Ago: Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff died... etc. |
Military History
March 2006
D. John Saddler |
Clash of Kings at Towton: England's Bloodiest Day The armies of two kings, Henry VI and Edward IV, collided at Towton on March 29, 1461. The outcome would determine which one would rule England. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2006
Justin Mullins |
Ben Franklin's London House Opens As a Landmark The house in London where Benjamin Franklin lived just before the American Revolution opened recently as a public museum exactly 300 years after the birth of the scientist and statesman. |
Parameters
Spring 2006 |
From the Archives Valuing Innovation Where You Find It: This story, drawing on the British Navy's conversion from sail to steam, may resonate across both centuries and service lines. |
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