I can only imagine what was going through Lytle S. Adams’ mind when, upon hearing news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he thought, bats. An Idea Takes Flight On December 7, 1941, Adams, a dentist and inventor...
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Sarah Simonovich
Falling in Love with the Rocket: Happy Birthday, Gravity’s Rainbow
While the Western world gathered ‘round their televisions last night to find out whether Leonardo DiCaprio would finally get the Oscar he so pined after (spoiler alert: he did), one of the most important anniversaries...
Iraq’s Largest Oil Refinery: The Latest Battlefield in the Fight Against ISIS
A recently released video from over the Memorial Day weekend showed Iraq’s largest oil refinery engulfed in flames following a confrontation with ISIS on May 22. The area surrounding the Baiji oil refinery, about 150...
Matthew Blockus