Curt is a former Assistant Editor at American Heritage. He is now a Senior Information Specialist at the University of Missouri. Previously, he was an instructor at the Missouri School of Journalism. Articles by this Contributor Winter 2004The Modem It began as a work-around and survived to usher in the Internet Read >> Fall 2004The PencilIt has made its mark in the history of technology Read >> Summer 2003Duct Tape It’s not for ducts any more. In fact, it never was. Read >> Spring 2003The Bra It uses structural mechanics and materials science to counteract the law of gravity Read >> Summer 2002The Stapler It took a well-placed spring to make it truly universal Read >> Winter 2002The Fire Hydrant Beautiful? Maybe not. But its basic design has endured for a century and a half. Read >> Spring 2002Portable Power Much twenty-first-century technology runs on nineteenth-century chemistry Read >> Fall 2002Toothpaste Only recently has it started doing more good than harm Read >> Summer 2001From Cheese To Cheese Food Kraft persuaded Americans to accept cheese by divorcing it from its microbe-laden origins Read >> Winter 2001The Remote Control Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Next › Last page Last »
