Mark Wolverton | Invention & Technology Magazine

Mark Wolverton is a frequent contributor to Invention & Technology magazine. His latest book is Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space.

Articles by this Contributor

Fall 2008

The Father Of Blind Flying

William Charles Ocker knew there were times when a pilot couldn’t trust his senses

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Spring 2007

The Dew Line

It was North America’s first defense against a Soviet attack, and life on it was the Cold War at its coldest.

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Spring 2006

Communicating With Farthest Space

How the Deep Space Network receives radio broadcasts from the edge of the Solar System

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Summer 2003

Spies Vs. Breast Cancer

HOW TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS DEVELOPED FOR SECRET INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING BECAME A KEY TO BETTER MAMMOGRAPHY Read >>

Fall 2002

The Tube Is Dead. Long Live The Tube

THE VACUUM TUBE HAS BEEN OBSOLETE FOR DECADES—AND IT’S HERE TO STAY

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Summer 2001

The Airplane That Flew Into Space

HOW THE X-15 BECAME THE MOST VALUABLE AND SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH PLANE EVER BUILT

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Winter 2001

The Spacecraft That Will Not Die

Pioneer 10 , launched in 1972 and expected to complete its mission the next year, is still sending messages from far beyond Pluto, confounding even its makers Read >>