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Posted by John Crandall Feb 26, 2007 |
For easy reference here are the topics I've covered up to 2/26/2007 in a chronological format.
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Late 20th Century
Mid 20th Century
Early 20th Century
Late 19th Century
Nickolaus Otto (internal combustion)
Transcontinental RR and Suez Canal
Otto Lilienthal (first practical hang glider)
Mid 19th Century
The Secret of Rubber (Goodyear)
Early 19th Century
Steamboat and Steamship Firsts
Late 18th Century
16th Century
15th Century
The Tomato:a world traveler (OK, maybe tomatoes in transportation history is a bit of a stretch, and maybe this isn't the perfect date to put them, but it's a fun article)
Dark Ages
Vikings, Longboats, and Navigation
Pre-Historic and Ancient
So many great topics not covered, and so little time . . . They've opened the site for contributing writers, so if you are an expert on, or interested enough to research and write about, something in Transportation History click the "freelance writers wanted" button at the top of the screen. Only quality work, please, not that I don't write an ocassional boring or poorly constructed article just letting you know if you want to help out it is hard work requiring 4 or 5 proofreads and fact checks before getting anything worth posting.