Mark R. Whittington (markwhittington) Joined: May 18, 2005 06:02:07 pm Gender: Male Location: Houston, USA Age: 49 Occupation: Writer Web Page for Mark R. Whittington
Mark R. Whittington is the author of Children of Apollo and the coauthor (with Chantal Whittington) of Nocturne, a novel of suspense. He has also published numerous articles on space exploration and other subjects.
Maglev trains, which uses a technology that uses electromagnets to levitate a train above a guideway, thus eliminating friction, may be a travel solution of the future. For regional travel, it could c ...
Space craft manuever through space propelled by the brute force of rocket engines. The engines fire for several minutes, sending a space craft to some destination like Mars or the Moon. The space craf ...
Fifty years ago, a group of scientists and engineers imagined building a space ship that could cross the interplanetary gulfs using the explosive force of nuclear bombs. The concept was called Orion a ...
During Roman times, Bath was a religious center where a Roman temple and bath house attracted visitors from all over the Empire. In the 18th Century, waters from the hot springs and the social scene a ...
In Fair Verona where we lay our scene is how Shakespeare begins his classic play of the two star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. And Verona has been living on the reputation ever since. One cannot g ...
Fuel Cells have been around for two centuries and have been in practical use for four decades. With the advance of technology and growing interest in developing alternate sources of energy, the fuel c ...
Just as high-tech windmills tap the power of wind to generate electricity, a new water-mill technology promises to efficiently tap the flow of water in rivers, streams, and tidal basins. It could be a ...
Kyoto has an astonishing 1600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, and a myriad of palaces, gardens, and museums. It has been Japan's cultural center for centuries. ...
Tunisia was and is a crossroads of the world. It has seen the Phonecians, the Carthaginians, the Romans, the Vandals, the Arabs, the Turks, and European colonialists. Each have left their mark on this ...