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A question of life or death – Radiation caused by atmospheric testing and Jesuit involvement in seismic stations

1 Dec 2007

Following my August column, I am introducing another mathematical anecdote. In 1920 in the Ukraine, the Russian physicist Igor Tamm was captured by a band of Nestor Makhno supporters...

A change in direction – High voltage DC transmission and a continuation of Jack Harris’ discussion on AC versus DC supply

1 Nov 2007

Bringing power to the people – The disorder surrounding Britain’s electrical power industry

1 Oct 2007

I ended my last column by asking how it came about that our electrical power industry, as it evolved in the decade and a half before and after the...

A shocking revelation – The conflict between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse

1 Sep 2007

‘Pylons, those pillars
Bare like nude, giant girls that have no secrets'

The numbers game – Degrees of separation and mathematical quirks

1 Aug 2007

My article in the April 2007 issue of Materials World on the average number of acquaintances between any two random individuals has stimulated more interest than anything I have...

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