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Author Bernard Cornwell is a master of the historical thriller, from The Last Kingdom to Sharpe. His life is as remarkable as his fiction.

I often think about ancient civilizations. I’m sure you do too. I cogitate and ruminate on all the people who lived, loved, and died, and I’m saddened by the fact that we no longer remember their names. In many cases, we aren’t even aware that their civilizations existed (I base this on the fact we…

What historical anniversaries are in June? We round up the events, births and deaths…

This person of diverse interests also invented the cowcatcher device for trains and held a mathematics professorship at the University of Cambridge.

Slide rule, a device consisting of graduated scales capable of relative movement, by means of which simple calculations may be carried out mechanically. Typical slide rules contain scales for multiplying, dividing, and extracting square roots, and some also contain scales for calculating trigonometric functions and logarithms. The slide rule remained an essential tool in science and engineering and was widely used in business and industry until it was superseded by the portable electronic calculator late in the 20th century. The logarithmic slide rule is a compact device for rapidly performin...