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The Wright Brothers
29 Apr 2019

The Wright Brothers

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: 20th Century America, American History, December Topics, Inventors, Science | 0

Wilbur & Orville Wright – Their very names inspire the imagination. From modest beginnings, to the bicycle shop in Dayton, to the windy isolation at Kitty Hawk; they had a vision of the future like no others. They actually believed … Continued

The Rosetta Stone & King Tut
29 Aug 2018

The Rosetta Stone & King Tut

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: Art, Literature, November Topics, Science, World History | 0

In 1798, in an obscure village in Egypt, during the Napoleonic War, a wall was destroyed and a stone fell out of the wall, face up. The soldiers looked at it and saw writing on the stone. Someone recognized that … Continued

The Hidden Figures of Our Space Race
29 Aug 2018

The Hidden Figures of Our Space Race

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: 20th Century America, American History, Inventors, July Topics, Science, The Space Race | 0

This presentation is entitled “Hidden Figures,” using the same name as the book by Margot Lee Shetterly. That book is the story of the African-American female scientists that joined forces with NASA and helped get us into space. This is … Continued

The Beginnings of Our Space Program
29 Aug 2018

The Beginnings of Our Space Program

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: 20th Century America, American History, Inventors, July Topics, Science, The Space Race | 0

The earliest attempts to get into space with any kind of a realistic approach were primarily carried out by Dr. Robert H. Goddard. Dr. Goddard shot gas powered rockets into space in the 1920s. For his efforts, he was ridiculed … Continued

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