Posts from ‘October, 2009’
Science fiction comes to life on recent family trip to DC
Jules Verne saw a future where man would conquer the seas in submersible watercraft. We are navigating the seas of that future.
Arthur C. Clarke envisaged the use of space-based communication satellites. That reality is here (over).
William F. Nolan followed Logan as he tried to escape his Lastday execution. There is pending legislation [...]
Global economics – huh?
My 9-mile, one-way commute to work today cost me about 90 cents in fuel costs alone.[1]
I paid 16 cents for a Central/South American banana at the supermarket this morning.
So it costs 6 times as much to transport me 9 miles – mostly downhill – than it costs to grow, pick, pack and ship a banana [...]
Press Release: Sokolovic Wins Nobel Prize!
John Sokolovic received notice today that he is the winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics. This award was given for the extraordinary turnaround he has accomplished in the international community for the support of cold fusion research. While hasn’t actually achieved cold fusion yet, he has published papers and given speeches over [...]
