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The Rise and Fall of William J. Sidis

In the waning years of the nineteenth century, boatloads of Russian Jewish immigrants were arriving in New York harbo...

Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Nov 2006 • Read →

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Database Problems

Sorry for the delay everybody, but our database server has been experiencing problems due to a Distributed Denial of...

Written by Alan Bellows • 06 Nov 2006 • Read →

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The Birth of a Language

Languages are thoroughly organic entities. Each one is complex and versatile, constantly shifting according to the ne...

Written by Marisa Brook • 03 Nov 2006 • Read →

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The Man Who Started the War

In August of 1939, German forces were amassing along the Polish border in preparation to invade. Europe was still hau...

Written by Alan Bellows • 01 Nov 2006 • Read →

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Monster Rogue Waves

For centuries sailors have been telling stories of encountering monstrous ocean waves which tower over one hundred fe...

Written by Greg Bjerg • 28 Oct 2006 • Read →

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The Last Great Steam Car

When primitive automobiles first began to appear in the 1800s, their engines were based on steam power, the same powe...

Written by Alan Bellows • 24 Oct 2006 • Read →

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King Arthur’s Grave

The legend of King Arthur is an enduring one, so popular that it has been shared for centuries. The earliest accounts...

Written by Stephanie Benson • 23 Oct 2006 • Read →

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The Coherent Light Infantry

In 1960, when scientists first developed Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, skeptical scientist...

Written by Anthony Kendall • 20 Oct 2006 • Read →

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The Tragedy of the Love Canal

William T. Love came to 1890s Niagara Falls, New York, with hugely ambitious plans. The landowner and entrepreneur en...

Written by Marisa Brook • 18 Oct 2006 • Read →

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The Gravity Express

About four hundred years ago--sometime in the latter half of the 17th century--Isaac Newton received a letter from th...

Written by Alan Bellows • 15 Oct 2006 • Read →

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