The Birth of Technology
How we learned how to invent things
Ten American Inventors
who
changed the world forever
Leonardo da Vinci
The eponymous "Renascence
Man"
Can you hear me now?
The history of communications from shouting to satellites
The Age of Invention
Technology in the 19th century
Progress or Perish
The social and cultural impact of technology
Military History
Off we go into the wild blue
yonder
The history of military aviation from the Civil War to today.
The Secret War
Spies, Technology and Mind Games
100 Years of Naval Aviation
From the age of sail to today
The History of Computing
From Pascal to the PC
World War III
Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare
Present at the Birth
My experiences in the creation of a new industry.
The cargo cults and the cult of
John Frum.
How a Marine from Georgia accidentally invented a new religion.
Getting there is half the fun
The history of passenger ships from sail to
A history of commercial aviation
When flying was dangerous
When flying was fun
When flying became a nightmare.
Like no other time.
The 20th Century When 100
million
people died.
When America lost her innocence
1900-1910
When and how America became a superpower
The Age of the Airship
The giants of the sky
Reading the Sky
How the Polynesians invented celestial
navigation
The quest for the Poles
Greed, Hubris and Deception in the search for the North and South Poles
Pirates of the Caribbean
Commerce and piracy in the
age of sail
Addition lectures may be prepared for specific destinations.
Please note that this list is only a selection. If you have a particular
topic in mind please contact me.
