Time to Plan the Next Con

by Staff | Oct 26, 2009 | 0 comments

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,...

Prelude

by David Carrico | Oct 10, 2009 | 0 comments

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...

Industrial Alchemy: Part 3, Organic Chemistry Methods and Canonical Appearances

by Iver P. Cooper | Oct 9, 2009 | 0 comments

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...

Another Man’s Treasure

by Terry Howard | Oct 9, 2009 | 0 comments

“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...

Which Way is Up?

by John Harvell | Oct 9, 2009 | 0 comments

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...

The Vice President’s Plane is Down

by Kerryn Offord | Oct 9, 2009 | 0 comments

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...

Ya' Gets Yer Money and Ya' Gets Yer Choice

by Virginia DeMarce | Oct 8, 2009 | 0 comments

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...

Tortured Souls

by Thomas Richardson | Oct 8, 2009 | 0 comments

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...

The Ox is Slow but the Earth is Patient: A very basic guide to the use of oxen

by Karen Bergstralh | Oct 8, 2009 | 0 comments

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...