by Iver P. Cooper | Jun 10, 2007 |
Railroading in 1632 Canon The principal focus of this article will be on how the USE will design its first locomotives, but first I will explain what Canon (the entire set of 1632 series novels and anthologies) tells us about railroading after the Ring of Fire (RoF)....
by Carsten Edelberger | Jun 10, 2007 |
Note: This essay describes the result of one individual's research into the possible routes and expansion of railroad in Germany after the Ring of Fire. This plan should be regarded as a proposal, and not as an edict. Canon in the 1632 series is established by...
by Gorg Huff | Jun 10, 2007 |
This article is to run in conjunction with Chris Penycate's discussion of the material technology required to produce down-time records and record players. In addition to Chris' hardware, this article discusses the software of the media industry down-time, the...
by Chris Penycate | Jun 10, 2007 |
Part 1. Preparing pre-recorded material for distribution Sound, no matter how complex, is just waves like the ripples in a pond. It can be considered as the displacement of molecules from their place of rest. A more technical definition would be: Sound is a series of...
by Kim Mackey | Jun 10, 2007 |
Chapter One By early morning they had passed beyond the siege lines and lay hidden in a copse of woods four miles from the Magdeburg gates. “We will travel only at night for the first few days,” Henri said, “and hide during the day. Best not to tempt fate.” That...
by Kerryn Offord | Jun 10, 2007 |
Jena, 1633 The new chemical "battery" was most interesting. Just by adding two electrodes of different metal into a glass container of weak oil of vitriol one could generate enough of the new electricity to light the small light bulb. Dr. Phillip Theophrastus...
by Kerryn Offord | Jun 10, 2007 |
1633, Jena, Dr. Gribbleflotz's office Dr. Phillip Theophrastus Gribbleflotz took another look at the bill. He was spending that much on candles? Surely not. "Frau Mittelhausen. This bill for candles. Who has been using wax candles so wastefully?" Frau Mittelhausen...
by Virginia DeMarce | Jun 10, 2007 |
Summer 1634, Grantville, State of Thuringia-Franconia “That was the year I broke my nose at the demolition derby.” Tina Marie Hollister pointed to the knot. She'd never bothered to have it repaired. Never had the money, to tell the truth. Probably wouldn't...
by Mark Huston | Jun 10, 2007 |
May, 1631 The old Buick slowly made its way through the dark countryside, headed away from the high school. The couple inside was elderly, cautious, and tentative on the road. It had been daylight when the meeting at the high school started, now it was well after...
