Shuttle Primer Dan 9:16 AM No Comments Don't know much about the shuttle program's history? MIT's OpenCourseWare provides the perfect place to start: a guest lecture f... Read More
Historicizing the Decision to Scuttle the Shuttle Dan 11:20 AM 4 comments This marks the first in what I hope will be a series of historical comments on NASA's transition away from the Space Shuttle. Robert R. ... Read More
But how much will it cost? Dan 10:28 AM No Comments The HSS newsletter notes that the University of Chicago Press has joined other presses in JSTOR's Current Scholarship Program , which p... Read More
Primary Source Challenge #1: "I just might be in there." Dan 10:27 AM No Comments In the tradition of the great mathematical problem challenges of the last four centuries, Americanscience is kicking off a series of challen... Read More
What a difference 45 years makes. Dan 10:49 PM No Comments Today's headline: Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off for Final Planned Mission Compare that to this video showing highlights from NASA's ... Read More
Science, American Petroleum Institute Style Dan 9:59 PM No Comments This is the first of a series of posts this week drawn from wonderful resources available to us thanks to the Prelinger Library's vast... Read More
A postman, a streetsweeper,... Dan 2:15 PM 3 comments ...all that was missing were the Bridges of Königsberg . A few days ago I was strolling around our quiet neighborhood with my infant son. ... Read More