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The Personal Computer Revolution
Computers Leave the Laboratory Early computers occupied rooms and required specialized operators. The arrival of microprocessors eventually made it possible to put computing power into machines that ordinary people could…
Read more →The Three Sisters: How Indigenous Farming Made Corn, Beans, and Squash a Living System
Long before “companion planting” became a gardening trend, Indigenous farmers developed a resilient food system in which corn, beans, and squash grew together—and nourished both people and the soil.
Read more →The Emergency Alert System: How Radio and Television Became America’s Public Warning Network
From Cold War sirens to today’s television crawls and radio interruptions, the Emergency Alert System has turned local broadcasters into a shared national safety network.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West: How a Desert Camp Became a New American Idea of Home
In the Sonoran Desert, Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices built more than a winter studio. Taliesin West became an evolving experiment…
Read more →The Integrated Circuit: How Silicon Put a Computer on a Chip
Before the integrated circuit, computers were built from rooms of separate components. By placing electronic functions onto a single piece of silicon,…
Read more →The Peavine Trail: How an Old Railroad Grade Became One of Prescott’s Open-Air Rooms
Across Granite Dells and beside Watson Lake, Prescott’s Peavine Trail turns a former railroad corridor into a shared route for walking, riding,…
Read more →Argo: How Robotic Floats Made the Ocean a Living Observatory
Thousands of autonomous floats drift through the world’s oceans, repeatedly diving to measure heat and salt. Their observations are helping scientists see…
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HIV Prevention Enters a New Phase With the First Twice-Yearly Injection
The FDA’s approval of Yeztugo gives people at risk of sexually acquired HIV a prevention option that requires dosing just twice a…
Read more →The National Road: How America Built Its First Great Highway
Before interstates, the National Road carried mail, migrants, wagons, and commerce across the Appalachian Mountains—and helped turn a young nation into a…
Read more →What Prescott Looked Like in 1901: A Map of the City’s Early Years
A 1901 Sanborn fire insurance map preserved by the Library of Congress offers a fascinating look at Prescott as it existed at the beginning of the twentieth century.
