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Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC.
Bicentennial for Two Great Emancipators
Closeup of a ram.
It’s Gay Rights, Not Gay Genes, That Matter
Engraving of René Descartes.
A Triumph for Religion as Well as Science
Transmission tower in Tennessee in the 1940s.
Back to the Future With Thomas A. Edison
Artistic rendition of Space Station Freedom with the STS Orbiter Vehicle
No Cheap Ticket to Outer Space
The NASA Space Shuttle Challenger launching in 1983.
Mars: A Planet Too Far?
Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division provide perimeter security for Iraqi policemen at a traffic control point in Tikrit, Iraq.
The Limits of Shock and Awe
Chinese EVA spacesuit "Feitian".
China’s Manned Space Program: an Opportunity for Cooperation
Space Shuttle Columbia launching
Can We Boldly Go There Any More?
Photograph of a mock-up of the Little Boy nuclear weapon dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945. This was the first photograph of the Little Boy bomb casing to ever be released by the U.S. government (it was declassified in 1960).
Sowing Nuclear Seeds of Division
A vision for the future of the US Space Command for 2020: a space-based high-energy laser destroys a terrestrial target.
Rumsfeld May Spark Space Weapons Debate
Chris Anderson asks: "Will you run again?" Gore replies, "Ohh, you aren't going to get me on this one!"
But Gore Did Help Invent the Internet
The Epsom Clock Tower in the UK.
How Clocks Helped Conquer the World
Rural school children looking at a globe in 1943.
The Debate That Won’t Die
Computers utilized by U.S. Navy personnel in 1998.
What the Internet Will Bring Us
A photo of the Steamship Martha Washington in 1913.
Thinking Differently about “Think Different”
Schools often have dedicated computer labs which different classes share for studying and research.
The Fifth Wave?
The laser system of a CD-ROM drive.
From Manuscript to CD-ROM: A Longer Journey Than We Think?
a sales display of many zippers
Who Should You Thank When You Zip It Up?
ball that looks like the Earth laying on grass
The Earth in Our Hands
Jurassic Park sign
Who's Afraid of Jurassic Park?