Geology Of Ward Valley
By Howard Wilshire and Jane Nielson Ward Valley has a long geologic history, but many of the valleys geological facets relevant to nuclear waste dump siting are of quite recent…
Knives as Weapons
What distinguishes the knife for eating and the knife as a weapon is the latter's aggressive character as a cutting, slashing and stabbing implement. Short edged weapons with a sharp…
Edged Weapons from the Civil War
The American Civil War was not fought by highly trained, professional armies, but by a whole population forced to fight for the family values and ideals they believed in. This…
Types of Knives
Strictly speaking, knives fall into the general collecting catchall definition of "edged weapons", along with battle axes, swords, bayonets, daggers, and so on. The most spectacular collectable knife is surely…
The Edged Weapon Factory at Toledo
by Juan José Pérez From the 15th to 17th centuries, the Castillian city of Toledo in central Spain, flourished with an exceptional blade making industry, surpassing other Spanish cities like…
Sword Care and Maintenance
Iron Swords Iron was used shortly after Mankind developed civilized, community dwellings. It followed the Bronze Age and was a vast improvement to the bronze axes from that period. Meteoric…
Knights in History
"in ancient and medieval history, a noble who did military service as a mounted warrior." The Knight in Ancient History In ancient history, as in Athens and Rome, the knight…
Society Swords – Markings & Makers
Society Swords carried by so-called secret societies or fraternal societies were popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Society and military associations became very popular after the Civil…
History of Bayonets
"All nations boast of their prowess with the bayonet, but few men really enjoy a hand-to-hand fight with the bayonet. English and French both talk much of the bayonet but…
The Samurai Warriors
Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings The Samurai rose out of the continuing battles for land among…
Typology of Medieval Swords
Written by Björn Hellqvist. Illustrations by Peter Johnsson. (c) Björn Hellqvist & Peter Johnsson. Visit Björn's Sword Site for more articles on swords ~ This is an attempt to introduce…
Medieval and Renaissance Swords and Daggers Terminology
List of Medieval and Renaissance Types of Swords and Daggers. Arming Sword - after the 14th century, with the appearance of the longsword the simple, single-handed weapon became known as…
Day of the Triffids
There are many reasons why engineers turn to board level solutions when creating their designs. One reason near the top of the list is that someone else has done a…
Nuclear power energetics in Russia lives out its days
Evgeny Adamov, a minister for Atomic energy sighed a decree about power decrease of atomic electric power stations. This measure was caused by the great debts of the Russian joint-stock…
Global Climate Change Adaptation
by Dr. Braden Allenby, AT&T EH&S Vice President (Reprinted with permission from the Green Business Letter) The political state of global climate change is tumultuous and highly polarized, and lends…
Complex Systems and Human Freedom
by Dr. Braden Allenby, AT&T EH&S Vice President (Reprinted with permission from the Green Business Letter) Perhaps the last great project of the traditional Enlightenment was the 20th century effort…
Environmentalism: Private or Public Morality?
by Dr. Braden Allenby, AT&T EH&S Vice President (Reprinted with permission from the Green Business Letter) Democratic systems of governance, especially those that guarantee true freedom of speech and religion,…
The Commoditization of Nature
by Dr. Braden Allenby, AT&T EH&S Vice President (Reprinted with permission from the Green Business Letter) One of the most famous lines of The Communist Manifesto is Marx and Engle's…
Earth Systems Engineering
by Dr. Braden Allenby, AT&T EH&S Vice President (Reprinted with permission from the Green Business Letter) To start with the big picture, it is important to recognize the systemic meaning…
Marx, Environment and Complexity
by Dr. Braden Allenby, AT&T EH&S Vice President (Reprinted with permission from the Green Business Letter) Some people may wonder why this column, written by an industry person, refers so…