Back in France after his leave, on 12th July 1917 Mannock shot down a DFW twin-seat reconnaissance aircraft near Avion. He wrote in his diary: The bus crashed south of Avion. I hurried out at [more…]
An Irish Airman Foresees his Death I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; [more…]
In the 1960’s Boeing designers were years behind the McDonnell Douglas DC9 and BAC 111 and knew they had a problem as these two twin engine aircraft would beat them to market gaining a considerable [more…]
I think dreams and nightmares are endlessly fascinating. I have lots of them for some reason, I always have, ranging from the ridiculous to the down right scary. They’re one of sleep’s great mysteries, but [more…]
This is an unintentional detour for our little course. I didn’t plan to investigate the factorial function in so much detail, but it came about quite by accident (or stupidity) as we’ll see in later [more…]
In 1902 an inventor called William J. Hammer left France for America. With him he carried a curious souvenir from 2 friends of his which would later result in the deaths of many, many young [more…]
Here we’ll look at some more probability calculations before moving on to permutations, combinations and the binomial theorem. More Probability… If you recall from the last part, we used set notation to describe a general [more…]
Parenthood brings with it trials and joys, frustrations and fears. It is a great responsibility and we all want the best for our children. I confess my parental feeling recently has been of pride. Pride [more…]
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