Technology & Engineering
The Magic Lantern and its Management
There is no optical instrument so well known or so highly held in popular estimation as the Magic Lantern. It is somewhat unfortunate that i…
Time Telling Through the Ages
A history of timekeeping from the stone age through to American mass production, covering timepieces from the sundial and water clock throug…
Report to the President
Since being sworn in on February 6, 1986, the Commission has been able to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Challenger accident. …
James B. Eads
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 p…
The Inner Chapters
The Inner Chapters journal my own quest to improve in the craft of programming. Each chapter reflects on a specific practice or principle t…
Pyrotechnics
Captain St. Hill Brock presents here, in Part I, a brief history of pyrotechnics from origins in the East through the present. Part II delv…
A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting
A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting by Eugene Edward Hall is a comprehensive guide for watchmakers and enthusiasts alike, detailing the …
Silent Sentinels
Possibly the first book concerning the protective relays and schemes used in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric powe…