Manned heavier-than-air flight was undoubtedly one of the most important achievements of the 20th century, playing a crucial role in shaping the modern world that we know today. As tools for travel, aircraft have brought people together. As tools of...
I can’t remember the first time I looked at the Moon, nor when I realised that it was a hunk of rock rather than a ball of cheese. As far back as I can recall it has always been there, a fact as plain as the sky is blue, a constant companion as...
Collecting the opinion pieces of Sir Patrick Moore into a single anthology has proven to be an emotional trip down memory lane; a sharp reminder, to paraphrase Brian May, that while there will never be another Patrick Moore, we were lucky to have...
Ein Gotteskrieger?
Mitten im Ersten Weltkrieg schuf der Tiroler Bildhauer Johann Baptist Moroder im Auftrag der Regierung in Wien dieses Nagelbild. Es ist eine jener Propaganda-Skulpturen, wie sie damals auf vielen Marktplätzen standen, um...