Bill Gourgey
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Sep 17, 2026
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- Sep 11, 2026
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In 1963, a plane flew to space. Why couldn’t we go farther? (opens the original)
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In 1926, when Albert Scott Crossfield was five years old, a priest came to his home to administer the last rites. Suffering from an advanced case of pneumonia that had scarred his lungs and attacked his heart, the young Crossfield was drifting in and out of a coma when his parents summoned Father Skiperelli. They feared their son would not make it through the night. Despite his delirium, Crossfield distinctly remembered Father “Skip” noting how the pictures of airplanes plastered across his bedr
In 1959, the first nuclear-powered merchant ship set sail before the world was ready (opens the original)
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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. By the time naval architecture firm George G. Sharp tasked Jack Heaney with the design of the world’s first nuclear-powered merchant ship, the Glasgow-born designer had already broken m
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