Archives: August2009

• Hans Christian Orstead: Who He Was, and Why You Owe Him

  Hans Christian Orstead: If you’ve ever used a modern gadget, chances are you have this 19th-century Danish physicist to thank—and what better time than on his 232nd birthday?

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Hans Christian Orstead: Who He Was, and Why You Owe Him

  Hans Christian Orstead: If you’ve ever used a modern gadget, chances are you have this 19th-century Danish physicist to thank—and what better time than on his 232nd birthday?

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• New Sub “War” Range May Harm Rare Whales, Critics Say

  It’ll be submarine vs. submarine at a new U.S. war-games zone, but endangered whales may be real casualties, conservationists say. The Navy disagrees, citing safety studies and sailors’ needs.