The First Synthesizer Was Invented by a Codebreaker in the 1940s
From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation
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What Do North Carolina, Robert Ripley and Pearl Harbor Have in Common?
A Trip to Chapel Hill
Part of my “Archivist Extraordinaire” responsibilities include preserving, researching, and sharing the history of our company and, therefore, our founder Robert Ripley.
This led me (and our VP of Archives and Exhibits, Edward Meyer) recently to Chapel Hill, NC where we shut ourselves into an isolated room and spent hours searching through boxes and folders, filled with relics of the past.
Our search originated with talk of the upcoming 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and Robert Ripley’s involvement in the origination of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, and ended with a plethora of information – including new documents and photos to our collection.
Before I tell you what we found, let me back up a bit and tell you how we got there.
A Little Ripley’s History Lesson
During the height of Robert Ripley’s career, while he was traveling the world and setting the bar for radio and television broadcasts, his right-hand man was a guy named Doug Storer.
Doug got Ripley involved in radio and tv, traveled with him, helped him run the business and find new opportunities. Doug’s wife, Hazel, also traveled with them, worked with them and became a friend of Ripley’s.
During their travels, Doug and Hazel collected artifacts right along with Ripley, took pictures, and documented their journeys.
When Doug and his wife, Hazel, passed away, they gave most of their collection to their alma maters – Doug went to Dartmouth and Hazel attended Chapel Hill. Some of what didn’t go to the schools ended up being added to the Ripley’s collection.
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From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet
During the Space Race animals were sent into space.
Buying Your Canine This €8,000 ($10,500) Dog Space Suit is Important
Dog Space Suit with Breathing Tube During the famous 20th century Space Race various animals were sent into space before humans ventured themselves.
The United States used chimpanzees because of their similarity to humans.
Space Dogs
On the other hand, the USSR elected to use small dogs instead because of their willingness to stay seated for extended periods of time.
This is one of the suits the Russian Space Dogs used.
This suit was used to prepare and train the dogs Belka and Strelka who rode on the Korabl-Sputnik 2 Mission August 19, 1960!
The spacecraft carried the two dogs, 40 mice, two rats, and a camera which took photos of the dogs and was the first successful round-trip to space where all the animals returns unharmed.
In fact, the dog Strelka had a litter of puppies a year later, one of which were given to First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy!
What Do You Get
A adjustable space suit for your small cosmonaut dog.
The suit comes with an attached breathing/oxygen tube. (important feature: breathing)
A ring at the collar for an appropriate Space-Dog Space-Helmet.
It’s made by RSC Energia, a notable Russian aerospace company.
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