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Transistors, lasers, satellites, information theory, and cell phones. Jon Gertner talks to LQ editor Aidan Flax-Clark about the twentieth-century house of magic that gave birth to all these inventions and more: Bell Labs, the institute of creative technology which he chronicled in his book The Idea Factory.
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- The World in Time: Dark to Light Historian Paul Collins talks with Lewis Lapham about his book, The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century.
- The World in Time: The Lost Battles Jonathan Jones talks with Lewis Lapham about his book, The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance.
- The World in Time: Engineering Victory Paul Kennedy talks with Lewis Lapham about his book, Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War.
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- Déjà Vu Is history repeating itself? The Déjà Vu blog investigates... Marine Mammals — A Navy dolphin discovers a torpedo off the coast of California; in 1856 an experiment brought camels into the U.S. Army. Fit for the Job — Chris Christie’s weight-loss surgery sparks presidential rumors; in 1905 William Howard Taft reduces the old-fashioned way. Trip of a Lifetime — A one-way trip to Mars generates thousands of willing participants; in 1609, the Virginia Company deems Jamestown is the place to be.
- Roundtable Insight and analysis from renowned writers and thinkers. The Most Talented Dogs in England — In 1895, a British weekly publishes the breathless letters of its dog-obsessed subscribers The Complete Syllabus: Animals — A list of books used in our Summer issue, “Animals”. Charles Mingus Toilet-Trains Your Cat — In 1952, jazz musician Charles Mingus developed a successful technique to toilet train his cat.
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LQ Podcast: Alison Pill
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