by David West | Oct 30, 2024 | News
I posted recently about the pencil, so why not celebrate the ballpoint pen which was patented on 30th October 1888, by John J Loud. I know what you’re thinking, wasn’t it Lázló Biró who invented the ballpoint pen? John J. Loud was a Harvard trained lawyer with a...
by David West | Oct 29, 2024 | News
I usually volunteer to keep the scorecard when playing golf. However sometimes I make mistakes. Despite having three ‘A’ levels in maths and a degree in engineering science, I sometimes joke that maths has nothing to do with numbers. Perhaps it’s the writer in me, but...
by David West | Oct 28, 2024 | News
Yes, I know I said I’d move on to Renaissance physicians, but you won’t have to wait long. I have posted about musicians of Sir Anthony Standen’s era before. The On This Day website tells me that on 28th October 1612, King James I appointed Robert Dowland as court...
by David West | Oct 27, 2024 | News
On October 27, 1942, the fourth day of the Battle of El Alamein, Allied and Axis forces remained locked in intense combat across the harsh desert landscape of Egypt. This day marked a critical stage in the Allied effort to weaken German and Italian forces and gain...
by David West | Oct 26, 2024 | News
I posted recently about Jean-Baptiste Morin as an astrologer who makes an appearance in my work in progress The Favourite Murder, which will be the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. He was also a physician. So let us continue with another Renaissance...
