Samuel C. Armstrong

6 African-Americans that Revolutionized the Tech Industry Not many are aware that some of the world’s greatest inventions actually came from black inventors. Here’s a list of some of the notable black inventors that have made an impact in the world through technology. 1. Mark Dean – Dean is a Tennessee engineer who designed the ISA or Industry Standard Architecture system bus that allows specific machines to link with a computer such as modems and printers. He also created a team to build the…

In the aftermath of the 2nd World War, the United States and the Soviet Union became embroiled in a competitive arms race that saw significant military gains on both sides, eventually culminating in the development of rockets capable of striking every territory across the world ("The Real Story of Apollo 17... And Why We Never Went Back To The Moon."). The Soviet Union succeeded in putting Yuri Gagarin into space in 1961, just a couple years after launching the first satellite into orbit ("The…

What Was Neil Armstrong's Life Like Growing Up? Neil Armstrong was born on Aug. 5, 1930. He was born in Ohio. He had a brother and a sister. He was in the Boy Scouts of America. Armstrong flew in an airplane when he was 6. That flight made him love airplanes. He attended Blume High School in Ohio. Armstrong went to college at Purdue University. While he was in college, he left to serve in the U.S. Navy. He flew planes during the Korean War. Then he came back to college and finished the degree…

Enjoy Jazzy Nights in the Upper West Side Cleopatra's Needle Low-Cost Jazz for the UWS Named after the popular monument in New York's Central Park, Cleopatra's Needle features great food, fun and drinks that keep customers salivating for more time. Open Mic Night hosts singer session and late night jazz performances that include utilizing their new 'top-of-the-line' grand piano. Jazz Venue UWS Jazz Venue begins at 4 p.m. or 7 p.m. in a sight-filled location in New York. Open Mic Night…

My definition of compassion is when you are willing to help another being in need without the expectation or intent to receive anything in return. I was privileged to grow up with a mother that was very compassionate and caring, and from an early age she showed me that true compassion is giving without selflessness. I often find myself doing things out of compassion from day to day such as holding the door open for someone if I spot them trailing close by behind me. However in these same…

Rise of the Rocket Girls is an interesting read about the female computers at the Jet Propulsion Lab. The book detailed about the achievements and failures of the Army’s and NASA’s computing group for many space exploration missions. The book exemplifies the importance of trial and error in developing scientific discoveries. Throughout the stories of the many female figures at JPL, the theme of success and failure echoed in their legacy. Failure can be considered as a principal part of the…

ezilla, Michael. "Blues and Gospel Recording Artists from 1920s Left Imprint on Today's Music | Penn State University." PSU. Penn State University, 12 Nov. 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 2016. This article describes how blues and gospel artists from the 1920s influenced today's music greatly. It touches on the fact that blues is one of jazzs greatest influence. It summarizes what blues is, and the aspects of blues that have found their way into the seams of jazz. The article…

Have you ever wondered how weird it would be to find weird objects in your yard, something that you don’t know what it is but doesn’t like it’s from Earth. In the summer of 1947, a rancher with the name of Mac Brazel had discovered unidentifiable objects in his pasture in Roswell, New Mexico. It was some sort of metallic stick that were held together with some sort of tape, there were chunks of plastic and reflectors, and very heavy glossy paper like material. Glenn Dennis stated “ there were…

Music has always been world music, it’s not just old concert pieces from dead men of the past. Here we like to think of world music as music from outside the United States, but in other countries we become the other people, we become the world music to them or at least part of it. My dad when I was growing up listened to a lot of jazz. He grew up in south Louisiana, moved to north Louisiana and then finally moved to Texas, so he grew up in a culture of jazz. We always had some kind of it playing…

A unmanned spacecraft launched in 1997 called Cassini arrived at Saturn in 2004. After, its last flyby of one of Saturn's moons on April 21st Cassini, was prepared for what mission planners called mission planners are called its "Grand Finale." On April 22, 2017, a final flyby of Cassini was sent through the gap between Saturn and the inner ring. The spacecraft came within the cloud on jupiter and 200 miles of the most visible edge of its ring. As it has never been done before mission managers…