DUTCH DARRIN’S FORD CABRIOLET
THE TERM custom coachwork may not resonate with the name Ford as readily as with Roll-Royce, Duesenberg or Packard. Nor does a relocation from Paris to Los Angeles seem the … Continue reading
INTERIOR DESIGN
THERE ARE multiple reasons I enjoy books on interior design. The topic is interesting from a historical viewpoint of how people live. The books reinforce my interest in the art … Continue reading
JANE’S ALL THE WORLD’S AIRCRAFT—1913
WHEN I was a lad, I thought it was cool that a girl named Jane knew all about aircraft. It wasn’t until later that I learned the name was Fred … Continue reading
ELECTRICALLY FORCED INDUCTION
FORCING MORE air and fuel into the combustion process enhances power on demand, a great idea in these days of downsized engines for better mpg. Hitherto, forced induction has been … Continue reading
NUTSHELL STUDIES OF UNEXPLAINED DEATH
DOLL HOUSES with grisly murder scenes, constructed by a wealthy grandmother? It sounds downright creepy—until you learn that Frances Glessner Lee also founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard … Continue reading
THE UNITED STATES—1909
WE LEARN a lot about our country through foreign eyes. And the views are particularly striking when written more than a century ago. Thus it is with one of the … Continue reading
PILOT’S VIEW, THE EARLY TRANSPORT OFFICE
IN AN aircraft transporting passengers and cargo, the pilot’s environment became an office, no longer just a cockpit. This fourth in a series of Pilot’s View looks at two aerial … Continue reading
ENERGY STORAGE IN WEC LMP1-H
HYBRIDS ARE the in thing in this year’s World Endurance Championship LMP1-H; in other words, Le Mans Prototype 1 Hybrid. And a basic requirement of hybrid propulsion—energy storage—is part of … Continue reading
THE SINGING DETECTIVE—WITH A SINISTER OVERTONE
AMERICAN DETECTIVE Richard Diamond may not have the worldwide reputation of England’s Sherlock Holmes, but evidence in the Sacred Canon suggests that Holmes possessed nowhere near Diamond’s golden tones. Diamond … Continue reading
PONO SOUND
THE WORD “pono” is Hawaiian for “righteous,” and a fellow graduate of Worcester Polytech has teamed with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young to return righteous fidelity to … Continue reading
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