ALFA ROMEO P3—A CAR OF WINNING ECCENTRICITIES
WHAT MAKES the Alfa Romeo P3 such a fascinating study are the car’s Vittorio Jano-designed eccentricities, its Enzo Ferrari refinements, some effective, others bizarre, and its competitive longevity. This factory-entered … Continue reading
RHINE ADVENTURES
THE RHINE RIVER is the aquatic north/south interstate of western Europe, just as the Danube/Donau is the east/west interstate through Europe’s eastern portion. Keeping my geography honest, I note that … Continue reading
ADRIENNE BOLLAND—QUEEN OF THE ANDES
IN LADY MARY Crawley’s defending 1920s women’s lib, she mentions that Adrienne Bolland had flown the Andes. [Correction, February 6, 2016: It was actually her sister Edith, prior to her … Continue reading
DID C. AUGUSTE DUPIN INSPIRE SHERLOCK HOLMES?
IS THE French detective C. Auguste Dupin the spiritual godfather of Sherlock Holmes? Let us set aside for the moment the purely fictional nature of Dupin—he’s a product of Edgar … Continue reading
AN ACTUAL PLANET VULCAN??
FOLLOWERS OF Star Trek recognize planet Vulcan as the birthplace of Spock’s father Sarek (his mother Amanda was an Earthling). What’s more, there was a respected mathematician who believed he … Continue reading
RUTH LAW—NOT JUST A RECORD-SETTING AVIATRIX
WHEN PIONEER aviatrix Ruth Law Oliver sought to fly from Chicago to New York in 1916, she approached Glenn Curtiss to buy an aircraft capable of traveling such a distance. … Continue reading
REMEMBERING HENRY N. MANNEY III
A KIND READER recalling early R&T reminds me that I’ve not written much here about Henry N. Manney III. I too have memories of Yr. fthfl svrt, favorites lines he composed and, … Continue reading
BETTER EATING—THROUGH CHEMISTRY
A CHRISTMAS GIFT from Wife Dottie was utterly impossible to guess: an 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 1 3/4-in. rectangle, rigid as a board—and heavy! Later assessment proved it … Continue reading
LIFE SPANS IN THE ANIMAL WORLD
DISCUSSIONS OF animal life spans include us too. There’s a Special Section on this topic in the December 4, 2015, issue of Science, published by the American Association for the … Continue reading
VERA NEMTCHINOVA, DANSEUSE—AND TEACHER
I RECENTLY came upon a marvelous characterization of “teacher.” My discovery evolved while I was learning about Madame Vera Nemtchinova. She was a prima ballerina and a part of the … Continue reading
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