Hall of fame astronaut
Hall of fame astronaut
Janet Kavandi, former deputy director at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and a NASA astronaut, has logged more than 33…
Titanoboa – reptile king of the prehistoric rainforest
Titanoboa – reptile king of the prehistoric rainforest
Sixty million years ago in the steamy prehistoric forests of what is now Colombia, there slithered a 50-foot, 2,500-pound…
They appraised the Titanic
They appraised the Titanic
After watching a documentary in which survivors of the April 1912 R.M.S. Titanic sinking recalled hearing a loud cracking…
The ‘steam locomotive’ of printers
The ‘steam locomotive’ of printers
When Philip Chen joined Xerox Corp. in 1967, only big companies could afford printers and scanners. Now retired and…
Alyssa Purdy and Ryon Owings
Alyssa Purdy and Ryon Owings
Alyssa Purdy and Ryon Owings met during Opening Week in August 2014. Both lived in TJ Hall’s north tower…
Walking on the sky
Walking on the sky
Col. Thomas Akers, Math’73, MS Math’75, has logged more than 800 hours of space flight and 29 hours of…