When gun-cotton was first discovered, no other idea was entertained respecting its application than that of superseding gunpowder as an explosive agent. Since that period, however, it has ...

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What made cotton so desirable? In the 1790s Americas oldest crops, like tobacco, were depleting farmland and dropping in value. At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was ...

Mather made its last voyage. Now it is permanently anchored behind the Great Lakes Science Center where it shares its industrial history with visitors. Launched 100 years ago, on May 23 ...