Frederick E. Allen is the Leadership Editor of Forbes.com. He was the Editor of Invention & Technology from 1984 to 2007 and a long-time editor of American Heritage Magazine.
SHE FOUGHT FOR ONLY ONE DAY AND SURVIVED FOR LESS THAN A YEAR, BUT NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF HER RADICAL DESIGN—WHICH TRIGGERED A REVOLUTION IN NAVAL WARFARE—CAN BE SEEN AGAIN