Modern Marvels Titanic Tech

[Michael H. Standart]

>>All I could say to this was, "Welcome to my world."<<

ROTFL!!!!! Just show him some of the Californian discussions that have taken place here as well as debates on whether or not a better job could have been done loading the boats! It'll be an education!

 

[Sahand Miraminy]

Hey All,
I saw Titanic Tech a while back and I never noticed until that time it was you Park inside my TV. Thats so cool! I loved how you talked about the musical sound that was made when sending out SOS!

 

[Inger Sheil]

LoL! I think you'd be very hard pressed to find any area of historical studies that isn't fraught with acrimony, cliques, and political infighting - particularly those that have such a heavy componant of popular history outside the purely academic realm. I can't think of any that I've been particularly interested in where this hasn't been the case. From what my friends in more purely scientific fields have told me, it applies as much to them as to anyone else. What I find remarkable is how much of the manouevring, strategising, whisper-campaigns, personal dynamics and personality types etc etc have a direct parallel in the world of government/political party with which I was once involved. The same tactics - many of them far from ethically pure - are utilised. A young Party Apparatchik would feel quite at home!

Any chance of letting us know what the new doco is, Parks?

 

[Parks Stephenson]

Ing,

My latest project was not Titanic-related, but rather a temporary diversion into the world of military communications (well, since I was involved in military communications for over 20 years, maybe Titanic is the diversion). The episode is called "Modern Marvels: Command Central," and it first airs here in the States on 17 March, the first anniversary of Iraqi Freedom. Unfortunately, I have no idea if or when it will air down in Oz. Too bad, because if it doesn't, you'll miss my now-famous hand reprising its most notable role...that of tapping on a telegraph key (the rest of me gets to demonstrate a bugle, field telephones and radios).

Parks

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

I just saw this last night for the first time, but I have absolutely no idea why it took so long for it to be aired here. Aside from that, I enjoyed the show very much and recognized some familiar people.

Well done, Parks, Scott and Ken!