Tudor 1945: set a pattern which has bedeviled British aircraft in this class ever since. Conceived as the first new post-war civil airliner, the prototype revealed snags requiring expensive-and time wasting- modifications. After two years of non-stop alterations, BOAC called for a further 343 modifications. Two Tudors were lost without trace, casting doubt on their…
At one point in the movie Jurassic Park, a mathematician dribbles water across the back of the heroine’s hand, demonstrating the chaos theory: Any little bump on her hand would cause the water to flow in a new direction. So, he explained, small things could disrupt the flow of events. Scientists understand the truth of…
BY TONY VELOCCI For centuries people with extraordinary intellect have demonstrated an amazing ability to invent, to explain the seemingly inexplicable, and to conceptualize ideas that have had a profound impact on society. Meanwhile the rest of us have looked on in awe, wondering. How did he or she do that? What does it take…
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