Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were placed on a committee to design a seal for the new United States. Both of them separately proposed featuring Moses prominently in the symbol of the new nation. Franklin proposed “Moses lifting his wand and dividing the Red Sea” while Jefferson propos...
The final text of the clause included a provision that permitted acceptance of foreign gifts with the explicit approval of Congress, perhaps reflecting the awkward experience of Benjamin Franklin, who as American minister to France had been presented with a bejeweled snuff box by Louis XVI and, ...
For the Advanced Science Hobbyist: Build an Interferometer and Repeat the Michelson-Morley Experiment Background The luminiferous aether: it was hypothesised that the Earth moves through a "medium" of aether that carries light Cronholm144-CC 3.0 ...
Myles Kennedy Hailing from Spokane, Myles Kennedy is the frontman of Alter Bridge. His work with Slash led Kennedy to fill in for Axl Rose when Guns 'N Roses were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Other fun Myles Kennedy facts: before becoming a rock star, he had a cameo ...