Category Archives: Nostalgia

Musical Witchcraft

Posted on 2011-09-21 by M. Eric Carr

Tom Paxton uses dark magic to make a single opening note sound minor … or does he? Continue reading →

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BINAC

Posted on 2011-08-12 by M. Eric Carr

BINAC, the first automatic, programmable, digital computer was tested right here in North Philadelphia… Continue reading →

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Craftmanship in Engineering

Posted on 2011-07-30 by M. Eric Carr

Some excerpts from my granddad’s aviation-tech notebook, on the occasion of his 94th birthday… Continue reading →

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A Successful Failure

Posted on 2011-07-28 by M. Eric Carr

An engine failure in a highly-realistic aircraft simulation turns out to be caused by the accuracy of the simulation. Continue reading →

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