Curt is a former Assistant Editor at American Heritage. He is now a Senior Information Specialist
at the University of Missouri. Previously, he was an instructor at the Missouri School of Journalism.
Articles by this Contributor
Fall 2001
Why do we all rely on a basic device whose shortcomings are so maddening?
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Winter 1997
He overcame decades of tradtion to make railroading safer for everyone. Then he outmaneuvered America’s greatest inventor to establish our modern system of electric power.
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Summer 1996
ROBERT GODDARD began his career by patenting the basic rocket design that remains in use to this day. He spent the next thirty years trying to make it work.
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Winter 1995
On their own, silent movies and phonograph records merely had to be adequate. But when they were put together, the combination had to be almost flawless. That took decades of work.
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Winter 1993
Igor Sikorsky’s dream was to liberate transportation by introducing a flying machine that could take off and land anywhere. He did it, but it took him a lifetime. Read >>
Spring/Summer 1991
Critics said no steamboat could make it across the Atlantic. Junius Smith disagreed, and in the end he overcame every obstacle. Almost.
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