The first in a series of aesthetic appreciations of sublime machines. The early stages of a technology are always the most aesthetically evocative. One of the most charming inventions from the time of the dawn of human flight is the dirigible. The dirigible was invented at the last gasp of the era ... Read More...
About Author Profile: Scott Locklin
I recently wrote a magazine article on how the last 50 years of progress haven't been particularly spectacular. A friend who has actually been around for the last 50 years and involved in the development of new technologies in that period of time recommended I read this book - Toward ... Read More...
Scott Locklin works on quantitative finance problems in Berkeley, California, but has lately been considering emigrating to America. He blogs at Locklin on Science. British engineering is one of those things which periodically fascinates and repulses me. Their engineering unquestionably has a national character, just like their Wensleydale cheese and bitter ... Read More...
