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In 1944, Harold Fisk was a geologist and cartographer working for the US Army Corps of Engineers when he made these 15 maps to illustrate the government’s “Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River”. Fisk’s ingenious maps shows a different portion of the Mississippi and its various courses over time between … Continue reading "Harold Fisk Maps the History of the Mississippi River, 1944" The post Harold Fisk Maps the History of the Mississippi River, 1944 appeared first on Flashbak.
Johann Gottlob von Kurr (1798-1870) was professor of mineralogy and botany at the Stuttgart Polytechnic Institute when in 1858 he published Das Mineralreich in Bildern. The work was delivered in two sections. The first is an introduction including topics such as the formation of crystals and chemical reactions of crystals. Of particular note … Continue reading "Johann Gottlob von Kurr’s The Mineral Kingdom, 1859" The post Johann Gottlob von Kurr’s The Mineral Kingdom, 1859 appeared first on Flashbak.
In 1966, Francis Ford Coppola was working as a scriptwriter when he talked with fellow American director Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner (April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010)) about spy movies. The time was ripe with espionage plots. The James Bond films were hugely popular (Dr. No, 1962; From Russia with Love, 1963; … Continue reading "The Making of The Conversation – An Interview with Francis Ford Coppola, 1974" The post The Making of The Conversation – An Interview with Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 appeared first on Flashbak.
“There seems to be no crime too low for these Penguins” – Dr. George Murray Levick, notes on the sexual habits of the Adélie penguin, Antarctica, 1911 Back in 1911, a select group of readers learned of the “astonishing depravity” and “hooligan males” of the Adélie penguins recorded in Cape Adare, Antarctica. The … Continue reading "Notes on the Sexual Habits of the ‘Astonishingly Depraved’ Adélie Penguin, 1911" The post Notes on the Sexual Habits of the ‘Astonishingly Depraved’ Adélie Penguin, 1911 appeared first on Flashbak.
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Project Mercury was America’s entry into the Space Race and was intended to put a human into space before the Soviet Union did. The Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite in October 1957 caused a near-panic in the United States and led to desperate calls to “catch up”. President Eisenhower responded by establishing the National … Continue reading Project Mercury →
Pompey’s Greatest Show on Earth JamesHoare Tue, 03/04/2025 - 09:08
I remember the first time I sat down and watched Andrei Tarkovsky’s lyrical, meandering sci-fi epic Stalker. It was a long time ago, before the advent of smartphones and tablets. I watched a beat-up VHS copy on a non-“smart” TV, and had no ability to pause every few minutes and swing by Facebook, Twitter, or […]
While most foragers had great respect for nature, our farmer-era ancestors had less resepct.
Before his fateful entry into politics, Adolf Hitler wanted to be an artist. Even to the most neutral imaginable observer, the known examples of the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 paintings and other works of art he produced in his early adulthood would hardly evidence astonishing genius. They do show a certain technical competence, especially where […]
