by Staff | Oct 26, 2009 |
Come see us!The 1632 crew (as many as can make it) will be getting together in Raleigh, NC, in August 2010. We’ll be running our mini-con within Reconstruction/NASFIC.Their website is here: http://www.reconstructionsf.org/There will be panels and discussions,...
by David Carrico | Oct 10, 2009 |
MagdeburgJuly 1634Magdeburg Times-JournalJuly 18, 1634 The Royal Arts Council announced today that the contract for designing and constructing an organ for the new Royal Opera Hall and Fine Arts Complex has been awarded to Johann Bach of Wechmar. Herr Bach is a...
by Iver P. Cooper | Oct 9, 2009 |
Organic Chemistry is both a new discipline, and an old one. New, in that the first artificial synthesis of an organic compound didn’t occur until 1828. Old, in that organic compounds, in dilute form, have been produced for centuries: ethyl alcohol and acetic...
by Terry Howard | Oct 9, 2009 |
“We need to build something.”Paulus shook his head. “Forget it. The sewing machine has been done. The washing machine has been done. As have the typewriter and the bicycle. A steam car would take a machine shop, which we cannot afford. It’s...
by John Harvell | Oct 9, 2009 |
Kudzu Scientific Instruments, GrantvilleSeptember 1634Helmut Strauss pounded the table in frustration. “I don’t care what you do, you have got to get this thing working. Der Adler has about reached the end of his patience, and so have I!””But...
by Kerryn Offord | Oct 9, 2009 |
0823hrs, Wednesday, March 7, 1635, GrantvilleTower, Hans Richter Field”Mayday, mayday, mayday. Bravo Charlie Zero One.”Markus Gärtner erupted from his chair as the urgency of Bravo Charlie Zero One’s call penetrated the quiet of the control...
by Virginia DeMarce | Oct 8, 2009 |
Grantville, November 1634 Tom Quiney rested his elbows on the balustrade of the concrete bridge that was such a landmark feature in downtown Grantville. Their goal, a white-painted storefront office, was just in sight.“Should we?” his brother Dick asked.“The bill was...
by Thomas Richardson | Oct 8, 2009 |
Apartment of Geri Kinney, near the universityJena, SoTFMonday afternoon, May 15, 1634 Geri Kinney spun the knob on her keyless deadbolt. “Momentchen, ich komme,” she said loudly. But her open door revealed no black-toothed, middle-aged German man and no...
by Karen Bergstralh | Oct 8, 2009 |
From time to time we have had people drop in to 1632 Tech and ask, “What about oxen?” It is a fair question and we’ve suggested that someone familiar with oxen write a facts article. So far we’ve had no takers and, as the defacto livestock...
