WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN PART 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1 IVOR HIORT’S COPENHAGEN AND ENVIRONS displayed how aircraft, radiophony, and automobiles set the stage for this Danish capital’s earning its high livability ranking (2nd among the … Continue reading
LIVABLE, LIVABLE COPENHAGEN PART 1
IN FOLLOWING UP WITH the Economic Intelligence Unit’s analysis of the world’s most livable cities, here in Parts 1 and 2 today and tomorrow are tidbits about No. 2 on … Continue reading
ALFA ROMEO SUPER SPIDER—THE ALFISTI WERE RIGHT!
THERE’S A BACKSTORY to R&T’s road test of the Alfa Super Spider, October 1959: The magazine acknowledged, “The Alfa Romeo Veloce Spider test (March 1958) was a classic example of … Continue reading
VIENNA—THE MOST LIVABLE CITY IN THE WORLD PART 2
YESTERDAY, WE CELEBRATED WITH SMITHSONIAN magazine’s reporting the Economic Intelligence Unit’s choice of Vienna as the world’s most livable city. Today in Part 2, we travel back to old Austria, … Continue reading
VIENNA—THE MOST LIVABLE CITY IN THE WORLD PART 1
“FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, VIENNA has been named the most livable city in the world, Sara Kuta writes in Smithsonian magazine, June 27, 2023: “The Austrian capital … Continue reading
DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS THEORY, ANOSOV FLOWS, AND ARNOLD’S CAT PART 2
A FINE ARTICLE IN QUANTA MAGAZINE, Jordana Cepelewicz’s “Flow Proof Helps Mathematicians Find Stability in Chaos,” introduces the concept of Anasov flows in dynamical systems. And, following up with some … Continue reading
DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, ANOSOV FLOWS AND ARNOLD’S CAT PART 1
READERS OF THIS WEBSITE have been exposed occasionally to the mathematical concept of dynamical systems theory, what I have called “differential equations, sorta, without the dirty bits.” My own 15 … Continue reading
AIRMAIL TIDBITS PART 2
YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED the first U.S. airmail. Today in Part 2, a pilot named Lindbergh (yes, that Lindbergh) practices his expertise prior to a considerably longer flight. And others of … Continue reading
U.S. AIRMAIL TIDBITS PART 1
THOSE OF A CERTAIN AGE will recall writing “AIR MAIL” on envelopes (and adding extra postage) for this special service. Imagine that; how quaint. Posting “letters” to be delivered by … Continue reading
MICKEY D’S COKE
DOES A COKE FROM MCDONALD’S taste better than others? It should. And the allrecipes website tells why. Ray Kroc and Coke. Coca-Cola and the founder of McDonald’s go ’way back: … Continue reading
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