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I thought the clipping from the article about high schoolers and college kids working as radio operators to be quite interesting. Not only was the fact that freight vessels could change over to passenger vessels in the summer intriguing, but also that the new laws put into place about radios had an impact on the people who could actually serve as operators. -Brian Brown | I thought the clipping from the article about high schoolers and college kids working as radio operators to be quite interesting. Not only was the fact that freight vessels could change over to passenger vessels in the summer intriguing, but also that the new laws put into place about radios had an impact on the people who could actually serve as operators. -Brian Brown | ||
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| + | And this is where the technology nerd in me comes out -- I loved the section pertaining to technology and hobbies. My favorite was the Electrician and Mechanic Magazine, where the author discusses his friend who decided spontaneously to take up electrical telegraphy. I think we forget how much trial and error goes into creating a successful "science experiment" so to speak. We learn about all these great inventions like the cotton gin and the light bulb and when we're little there really isn't much trial and error thrown into the lecture. It was nice to read about some realistic failures in this article in particular because it kind of made everything seem more realistic. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were not perfect, you know. -Kelly W. | ||
