1893 Chicago World’s Fair They called the 1893 World’s Fair the Columbian Exposition. Honoring the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas, this incredible event showcased a new horizon of discovery. Nikola Tesla’s elongated figure stands in contrast against the “White City,” as Chicago’s World’s Fair is nicknamed for its astonishing neoclassical architecture [...]
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An Incredible Coincidence I became very observant during 2020. The ongoing pandemic created opportunities for problem solvers. A legendary physician Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis came to mind quite often during this period. In 1846 women were dying from puerperal fever commonly known as childbed fever during childbirth, the good doctor set out to find an answer […]
An Icon was born during my spring 2023 semester at Maryville College. After my retirement from Airforce firefighting i continued having success with my development of the BVRS system. I enrolled in college and continued to pitch my ideas in germ prevention. My blueprint after which I modeled the BVRS (Building Virulent Rating System) is [...]
It was 1992 Oaxaca Mexico. I was visiting for the first time ever from NY at nine years old I was coming from the center of the most advanced city in the world. The powerful lights of Times Square and excitement of Shea stadium filling my mental acuity of what I was used to. New [...]
Coca-Cola Man lights up the night. Photo courtesy of Temis Guzman. Coca-Cola Man October 24, 2023 Shanon Adame He has become somewhat of a legend on campus. On Yik Yak, students post blurry pictures of a man in a red suit reminiscent of the famous Bigfoot or Loch Ness Monster photographs. Last semester, flyers adorned doors: [...]