This past weekend, I finally made it through ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer by Scott McCartney . After originally purchasing this book from Audible in 2012, I quickly abandoned it after I found the writing dry and the British narrator off-putting. Fast forward six years, and I was…
One hundred years ago today, General Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, a man known for strong Christian beliefs and eccentric spiritualism (supposedly he had spoken with Napoleon through a spiritual medium) looked up to the sky and saw dark omens. Over the past five days, British artillerymen fired…
Many of you know that I've had already had a handful of careers during my 27.5 years of life. Besides working in technology and serving in the Army, there was a brief period when I was a History PhD at Georgetown University. At that point in my life, I hoped to become a professional historian and university professor.…