“Where does a man go when there are no more corners to turn, when he's running out of hope, out of luck, out of time?”
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“Where does a man go when there are no more corners to turn, when he's running out of hope, out of luck, out of time?”
pickThere is this gentleman that comes in almost everyday and plays the same machines at my casino. He‘s a Navy veteran who worked on submarines. He lent me 2 books and this is one of them. Was it on my 2025 bingo card to read about life on a 1960s submarine mission? No, but here we are. And as someone who has never read about submarine navy life I found it fascinating. I wouldn‘t say this is narrative but slice of life. Pick!
so-soThe book looks at 3 distinct areas: commerce raiding and blockaders, river combat, and assaults on Confederate ports. The info on the development of monitors and weaponry is excellent. The riverine aspect is uninspired. The blockade running is interesting. The success of assaults on ports was dependent on coordination and cooperation. Overall, in the debate over the utility of blockades, he waffles and delivers a highly qualified support.
“The future is written in code—why not write it yourself?”
“The story of a tech trailblazer who saw what others couldn‘t.“
so-soA fascinating biography of Grace Hopper, a computer pioneer whose innovative thinking revolutionized programming and shaped the technology we use today.
This book can be inspiring to students and show them that there is always room for new people to make contributions in math, science, etc.
pickGrace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (2017) by Laurie Wallmark is about Grace Hopper, a woman who revolutionized computer science. The book details her childhood and life growing up and the contributions she made to modern technology.
