Science, technology, engineering and math are key subjects to study in today's rapidly changing, technology-based society. They are also great subjects for interesting stories.
This book, by David Bodanis, includes twenty photos and drawings. It helps non-specialists understand Einstein's famous formula - and its backgr...
Intended to help people who are not professional physicists understand the impact of Einstein's ideas-in-action, this work uses layman's terms to expl...
This NASA drawing depicts areas where foam insulation (on the external fuel tank) broke loose during Endeavour's July 15, 2009 ascent. The shutt...
This NASA photo provides a close-up view of Endeavour's external fuel tank and depicts the areas where insulation broke loose soon after the shuttle's...
IRIS - an abbreviation for "Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology," sponsored by the National Science Foundation - has provided a wealth o...
The F-1 engine, five of which lifted the Saturn V rocket from Apollo 11's launch pad, had a complex ignition sequence which will be described here.
In June of 1871, America had better fire-fighting equipment than in "ye olden times," but whatever was available was still inefficient and unable to g...
Bookcover image of Gideon Mantell and the Discovery of Dinosaurs, Dennis R. Dean.
This map depicts the location of other towns, outside of Port-au-Prince, which were damaged by the January 12th earthquake. Petit-Goâve an...
This map - from US AID - depicts the areas most impacted by Haiti's January 12, 2010 earthquake. Its key (at the lower left) explains color-code...
This analysis compares and contrasts the Hiroshima atomic bomb (known as "Little Boy") with more modern thermonuclear warheads. Notice the exte...
Ice Blink - The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition, by Scott Cookman, tells the story of Franklin's final (and fatal) effort to ...
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