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The Unknown Contributions of Brits in the American Civil War
Historian Amanda Foreman discusses how British citizens took part in the war between the Union and the Confederacy
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Henry Morton Stanley’s Unbreakable Will
The explorer of Dr. Livingstone-fame provides a classic character study of how willpower works
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The Monocled World War II Interrogator
Robin “Tin Eye” Stephens became known for “breaking” captured German spies without laying a hand on them
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We’re moving on up—visions of a self-contained community within a 1,000-foot tall skyscraper
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1968′s Computerized School of the Future
A forward-looking lesson plan predicted that “computers will soon play as significant and universal a role in schools as books do today”
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In Rome, a New Museum Worth Celebrating
A Roman museum devoted to 19th century hero Giuseppe Garibaldi is a bright spot amid the gloomy news from Italy
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Military history, memoir, and even a novelized series make this list of can’t-miss books about the Great War
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Arthur Radebaugh’s Shiny Happy Future
For five years, a popular comic strip gave us a preview of life in Suburbatopia
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Burbank’s Aerial Monorail of the Future
A bold vision for a propeller-driven train never quite got off the ground
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How the Potato Changed the World
Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers, the lowly potato gave rise to modern industrial agriculture
Momentous or Merely Memorable
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While Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire were fighting World War I, two Afghans opened up a second front in an Australian outback town 12,000 miles away
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How do people decide what does or doesn’t look futuristic?
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Naval Gazing: The Enigma of Étienne Bottineau
In 1782, an unknown French engineer offered an invention better than radar: the ability to detect ships hundreds of miles away
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Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores
Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront
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Steve Jobs: Futurist, Optimist
The innovator wasn’t just this generation’s Thomas Edison, he was also its Walt Disney
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In Search of Queen Victoria’s Voice
The British monarch was present when a solicitor demonstrated one of the earliest audio recording devices. But did she really say “tomatoes”?
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Alfred W. Crosby on the Columbian Exchange
The historian discusses the ecological impact of Columbus’ landing in 1492 on both the Old World and the New World
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