STEM Chapters

Science, technology, engineering and math are key subjects to study in today's rapidly changing, technology-based society. They are also great subjects for interesting stories.

View the 24-hour timeline of the Banda Aceh earthquake and resulting tsunami.

John Nash is a recognized genius while studying at Princeton and teaching at M.I.T (as C.L.E. Moore Instructor).

With their knowledge of controlling movement, Wilbur and Orville begin by launching gliders at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

At the start of World War I, few countries can match Germany'sair ships- often calledZeppelins.

In 1961, Alan Shepard becomes the first American to launch into space.

The Enigma system used by Germany’s naval forces (the Kriegsmarine), during World War II, was more complicated than the system used by Germany&r...

By his own measure, Dr. Nash has recovered from schizophrenia.

Allan Quartermain, a hunter/explorer, is the hero ofH. Rider Haggard's novelKing Solomon's Mines.

While suffering from a mental disorder, John Nash has periods of time where he does amazing work.

America captures its first U-boat, the U-505, off the coast of French West Africa.

Centuries ago, forests cover much of North America; when colonists arrive, they chop-down trees at unbelievable rates.

Young Americans want to fly combat missions for France during WWI; they form the Escadrille Americaine (American Squadron).

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