By William Pearce Léon Levavasseur was one of those rare geniuses of early aviation who designed and built engines as well as aircraft.…
Science ‘For 1946, it was an astounding accomplishment.’ Updated: Oct 29, 2021 07:45 AM EST White Sands Missile Range Applied Physics Laboratory/Wikimedia Commons…
During WW2, PLUTO (Pipe-Line Under The Ocean) was a significant engineering project developed by the Allies to transport fuel across the English Channel…
Previously posted in a slightly different form on NJWV . Gus Palmer (Kiowa, at left), side gunner, and Horace Poolaw (Kiowa), aerial photographer,…
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber, coded S7+EP, captured in North Africa, 1943. (USAAF Photo) Junkers Ju 87 Stuka factory.…
The Battle of Britain of 1940 was bravely won but it had taken its toll. The RAF’s heroic pilots were exhausted and Britain’s…
Odyssey Marine Exploration announced today that it confirmed the identity and location of the SS Gairsoppa, a Nazi treasure ship, nearly 4,700 meters…
Illustration of Stonewall Jackson’s deathbed. Image credit: Navel from Wikipedia . General Robert E. Lee ’s Army of Northern Virginia fought the Union’s…
San Diego Giant on display at side show. In December of 1896, a group of anatomists and anthropologists from Washington, D.C. traveled to…
The odd story of a mummified mini-man found in a cave in central Wyoming is one of the most convoluted pieces of state…