tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post1275751409958377347..comments2023-11-02T23:06:45.962-07:00Comments on of Battlefields and Bibliophiles: Buoying Vessels over Shoalsdwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-53352217423920315072008-03-17T08:38:00.000-07:002008-03-17T08:38:00.000-07:00David - Great post, as always...I have linked to y...David - Great post, as always...I have linked to your post with some add'l info about Sci Am in the Civil War with a few posts beginning at:<BR/><BR/>http://civilwarmed.blogspot.com/2008/03/mother-of-invention-scientific-american.html<BR/><BR/>That "Modern Mechanix" blog is super!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work.<BR/><BR/>Jim SchmidtJim Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635615531025513644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19295676.post-85047831540547467692008-03-07T11:36:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:36:00.000-08:00Nice post, as always."...though there's no doubt t...Nice post, as always.<BR/><BR/>"...though there's no doubt that the ingenuity behind it was Lincoln's."<BR/><BR/>This was a funny phrase from the article, illustrating the tendency to take accepted genius in one area and assume it in another (in this case engineering).DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.com