RE: [DL] Re: deadlands-digest.20000614

["Derek D. Bass" <wangenstein@mad.scientist.com>]

Not to disparage your rant, but I think the reason it's called 'American
Heritage' is because it's an American magazine. That, and the fact that
historically, Americans have had a huge interest in 'Invention and
Technology'. I don't think it was intended to suggest that /only/ Americans
invent cool stuff, just that we really really like our toys.

I was just tryin' to help, honest! I just wanted people to see what a neat
magazine this was! <snif> I'll go back in my box now.

Derek "I like the box. It's dark and cool here." D. Bass

Etheric Musings -- The Science of the Sons of Ether
http://web.cari.net/~ddbass/Ether.htm


Derek said,

> The magazine's called 'American Heritage of Invention and
> Technology'. It's quarterly, and covers a wide range of topics.
> The most recent issue included articles on the invention and use
> of Teflon, the development of ATMs and can-openers, the uranium
> rush of the 1950s, cryptography machines of WWII and (my
> personal favorite and the reason I picked up the mag in the
> first place) the story of Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the
> photophone in 1880. The photophone was the world's first
> wireless telephone -- it used light to transmit sound. In 1880.
> How cool is that?

"American" Heritage? The ATM, invented and developed by the Bank Of
Scotland? Cryptography machines, used by all nations but broken in Britain
by an international team... And Bell, well, you already know that one.
Oops, ranted. Nev'mind

AndrewC

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