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Modern Marvels: Welding

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Modern Marvels: Welding Friday, August 15 at 7 PM EST

It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths; today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some form of welding. Whether . . .

Modern Marvels: Pirate Tech. Thursday, August 14 at 12 PM EST

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Modern Marvels: Pirate Tech. Thursday, August 14 at 6 PM EST

Bold, cunning, and audacious, pirates are a breed of fighting men and women who have terrorized the high seas since before recorded history. At the . . .

Modern Marvels: It Came from Outer Space Saturday, August 16 at 7 PM EST

Discover how essential space travel technologies have journeyed back to Earth with surprising and indispensable commercial applications. For example, paint . . .

Modern Marvels: Farming Technology. Wednesday, August 13 at 1 PM EST

The US agricultural process, from seed to shelf, is so efficient that most people don't think much about it. But food growing and processing is ever more . . .

Modern Marvels: Farming Technology. Wednesday, August 13 at 7 PM EST

The US agricultural process, from seed to shelf, is so efficient that most people don't think much about it. But food growing and processing is ever more . . .

Modern Marvels: Carbon Monday, August 11 at 8 PM EST

It is the chemical basis of all known life and yet this simple element is also the foundation of modern technology. Carbon burns hotter, cuts deeper, insulates . . .

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Encyclopedia

SPACE EXPLORATION,

The space age and practical astronautics commenced with the launching of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in October 1957 and of Explorer 1 by the U.S. in January 1958. In October 1958 the NASA was created in the U.S. During the following decades, thousands of spacecraft of all varieties were launched, mostly in earth orbit. The overwhelming majority of these were launched by the Soviet Union and by the U.S.

Encyclopedia : SATELLITE, ARTIFICIAL,

Encyclopedia : ROCKET,

Encyclopedia : ASTRONAUT,