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Jules Verne – A Window on the Industrial Revolution

In high school English, back in 1981, for my first real “term paper” assignment, I chose to research the early history of science fiction.  Of course, being who I am, this meant not only reading about the various authors and reviews of their works, but

Douglas Adams

I took a very long break, but I’m hoping to be back. No promises or excuses offered. This review is admittedly a bit out of date. I recently read the entire collection of science fiction written by Douglas Adams, who died quite young in 2001.

Recent Reading, and Reawakening

It’s been far too long since this space has been active, though you’ve heard that sad tale before. The best I can do for tonight is list some recent reading and provide shallow commentary. Much of my free time has gone into teaching Astronomy, and