Frustrated by Portugal's defiance of his Continental Blockade against trade with Great Britan, Napoleon ordered General Jerot to march French troops over the Pyrenees. On November 30, French troops ...

Timothy Ferris was interviewed at Rocky Hill Observatory in 2007 about astronomy and the making of Seeing in the Dark by Roy Eisenhardt, a polymath who among other attainments was president of the ...

The Many Voices project allowed us to take a broad look at the key issues defining congregational life in America. We travelled around the country and conducted interviews at 12 places of worship, ...

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In this lesson, students build two circuits and explore how transistors function. When Bell Labs introduced the transistor in June of 1948, a spokesman proudly announced "This cylindrical object . . .

It's never too early to start talking with elders about quality-of-life and end-of-life issues. Having a thorough understanding of your elder's beliefs, values and wishes may ultimately help you make ...

Once you learn about your role as a caregiver, you will be better equipped to face the current and future needs of caring for the elder in your life. Two helpful publications are the following: ...

In this lesson, students search for transistor-based devices at school. They use the results of their search to explain the significance of the transistor in their lives. A transistor is a tiny device ...

Bell Laboratories, one of the world’s largest industrial laboratories and now part of Lucent Technologies, was originally the research and development arm of the giant telephone company American ...

Leaving home and giving up the car keys can be enormous challenges for elders. Many feel that having a house or driving a car defines their independence. "To drive or not to drive?" can also be a ...

Even when caregiving is borne out of love for the elder, the work can be relentless, grueling, and isolating. These debilitating side effects make it all the more important to take time to care for ...

The universe tells us its story mainly through light and other wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. We learn about the planets, stars, and galaxies by their light—visible light, and also ...