Aviation pioneer Lilian Bland took flight 100 years ago - Washington Post

Aviation pioneer Lilian Bland took flight 100 years ago Washington Post They invented the airplane in 1903. And we're sure you know about the famous female flier Amelia Earhart. But we bet you've never heard of Lilian Bland. ...

Crisis in Computing - All Things Digital (blog)

Crisis in Computing All Things Digital (blog) Instead, we're getting jumped by moves we invented. From nearly a standing start in 2005, by this November China is expected to have developed the world's ...

Can you hear me now? Of course; I'm on a land line - Los Angeles Times

Can you hear me now? Of course; I'm on a land line Los Angeles Times One of them has been around since the late 1800s and still does pretty much what it did when it was invented. The other is virtually magic in a box — and ...

To coin a phrase - Washington Post (blog)

To coin a phrase Washington Post (blog) This is why it's hard to figure out conclusively who invented baseball. Or the light bulb. Part of Edison's genius was promotion; this is why hardly anyone ...

Air-Traffic Controllers' Lesson for Development - Huffington Post (blog)

Air-Traffic Controllers' Lesson for Development Huffington Post (blog) ... a pile-up of airplanes on the tarmac. Errors have catastrophic -- and visible -- consequences, which is why good feedback systems have been invented. ...

Beaufort man recalls underwater work with Cousteau - New Bern Sun Journal

Beaufort man recalls underwater work with Cousteau New Bern Sun Journal Cousteau, a French Navy captain when Aquadro met him, had invented the Aqua-Lung in 1942, the first scuba gear, and explored and documented the ocean in a ...