In 1904, the British geographer and strategist Sir Halford Mackinder delivered a paper to the Royal Geographical Society in London titled, "The Geographic Pivot of History." In it, he argued that ...

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Reusable rockets have the potential to revolutionize space exploration and make it more accessible and affordable. By reusing the most expensive part of a rocket, the first stage, companies can ...

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The 21st century has long been seen as a time when technology — flying cars and tricorders, moon colonies and household robots — would change our lives. What is often overlooked is the fact that times ...

Classification Society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems for Ships.Environmental regulations continue to tighten, and as the IMO has announced its goal to ...

Robert Lucky’s mother was born in 1902 and died in 1998. She grew up on a farm in Virginia with no electricity, no radio, and no telephone. Yet she lived to see a man walk on the moon and the rise of ...

Inventions by African Americans into the 21st century include everything from toys to physics to aerospace technology. John KingJohn King worked with the aerospace and safety industries. He invented ...