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Robots on Mars, an Empty Sample Tube and a Laser

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

Several days ago, a robot on Mars selected a hollow coring bit from its tool kit, drilled into a rock, withdrew the tool and placed the core into a sample tube. At least, that’s what should have happened. But just … Continue reading →

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Another Trip to the Emergency Room

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

Good news, my son and I had a long chat last Saturday. Not-so-good news, we had it in the local emergency room. Still, it could have been worse. After a few hours of fluids and pain meds, he wasn’t feeling … Continue reading →

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Perseverance on Mars: February 18, 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

(Mars 2020 getting ready for launch last year.) I’ll be looking at NASA’s Mars 2020 Ingenuity helicopter, the spacecraft, and an experimental oxygen generator. With a quick look at news of the mission’s landing this afternoon. Outward Bound: July 30, … Continue reading →

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Couney’s Baby Incubators vs. the Progressive Era

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

(Babies under glass at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition, Seattle, Washington. (1909)) Martin A. Couney was not your typical Progressive Era American doctor. For one thing, Couney may not have been an officially-approved doctor. He said that he’d studied under Dr Pierre-Constant Budin. … Continue reading →

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