Arts
BBC Climate Change Bias
Following my previous piece on the Business of Climate Change I thought you might be interested to know a little more about the BBCs Climate Change Bias, just how it came about and how BBC [more…]
Physics
Mathematics
Where Astrophysics meets Climate Science
– Astrophysicists have succeeded in decoding Solar activity and the results show that climate scientists have some questions to answer. There is an interesting collision about to take place between astrophysics and climate science. This [more…]
Capitalism
The Climate Change Business
Before I start on the main body of this exercise, a few words on my background. On leaving school I joined, what at that time was one of the UK’s largest Power Engineering companies. Over [more…]
20th Century
The Atomic Spies, Part One
Some previous articles detailed how the USSR infiltrated the USA and UK using spies and agents of influence. When they got wind of the atomic bomb project, the Soviets put in a lot of effort [more…]
Engineering
Radioactivity And The Geiger Counter – Part 4
Three Geiger-Muller tubes. They look a bit like large electrical fuses. These were all made in Russia during the 1970s. The STS-5 is identical to the American SBM-20. It’s probably the most common Geiger tube [more…]
Engineering
Radioactivity And The Geiger Counter – Part 3
Before I get to making a Geiger counter I want to pay a quick visit to the opposite end of the radiation spectrum, all the the way from gamma rays to the shortwave. It’s interesting [more…]
Engineering
Radioactivity And The Geiger Counter – Part 2
At some point in the 1980s a certain Bob Boyd needed to use a lavatory. I suppose that we all do, from time-to-time. And, at some point in the 1800s, someone decided it a very [more…]
Engineering
Radioactivity And The Geiger Counter – Part 1
I would not say that I am afraid of science and technology but I do make an exception in certain areas: nuclear physics being one example. Firstly, it’s very dangerous to play with (duh!). Secondly, [more…]
Engineering
An Atomic (Alarm) Clock – Part 4
Above photo: John Harrison’s H1 marine clock, 1735. An early example of a GPS clock, if you like. Note the four brass spheres (one not visible) that replace a traditional pendulum helping the clock to [more…]