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I took a double major in Economics and History in college in the 1970s. My "sweet spot" probably lies at the intersection of those two subjects. For instance, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was really an "economic" admonition--to conserve ammunition.
I am the published author of "A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing" (Wiley, 2004), an (economic) "history of the future," and the unpublished author of "Axis Overstretch," an economic analysis of World War II.
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How did China go from “inventing” to reverse-engineering? I think this is actually a pretty good question (+1 from me), but have reworded it somewhat. |
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How did China go from “inventing” to reverse-engineering? Made question peculiar to China by citing its past "inventions." |
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Why did Stephen Ambrose believe that the election of Aaron Burr would have led to the end of the USA? Welcome to the site and an upvote for a pretty good question. Only one caution: "Why would the election of Aaron Burr have led to the end of the USA?" is a "subjective" question that the site doesn't like. The "objective" (and acceptable) version is, "Why did Stephen Ambrose [or some other noted historian] believe that..."The reason is "Aaron Burr would have..." is an opinion (and frowned upon here), but "Stephen Ambrose believes that Aaron Burr would have..." is a FACT (about Stephen Ambrose). |
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Why did Stephen Ambrose believe that the election of Aaron Burr would have led to the end of the USA? Made question objective by citing historian in title. |
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awarded | Nice Question |
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May 3 |
asked | Why did the Russians lose to the Turks in 1711 after defeating them in 1700 and the Swedes in 1709? |
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What types of Poison gasses were used in World War 1? @jwenting:Not a bad point. |
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Emigration restrictions in history +1 from me. I like "Coonecticut Yankee in King Arhur's Court" type questions. But not everyone does |
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Why did the Germans fall behind the Americans in the development of the atomic bomb after an initial lead? changed the second "hard water" to "heavy water" (last line). |
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Why did the Germans fall behind the Americans in the development of the atomic bomb after an initial lead? @BarathBushan: Heavy water (aka "deuterium") has the chemical formula H2O2 instead of H2O. The extra "O" makes the water "heavy." (And provides the "oxidation" needed to control the nuclear fission process, albeit poorly.) |
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Did the break up of AT & T in 1984 lead to technological innovation? @DVK: The relevant Latin expression is Qui bono? Who benefits. Regulators initially hoped to increase competition by making equipment more available to competitors. But when A T& T protested, regulators "got there a different way" by taking away the company's chance to bundle costly and inferior long distance services with local service. It's like a child being told that he will be sent to bed without dinner as punishment, and the child's wishe to be spanked instead is granted. |
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Who was the noble present at the Tennis Court Oath? @Luke: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Constituent_Assembly. Here is a "modern" source. But I actually learned this fact reading about Lafayette in grade school. |
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Who was the noble present at the Tennis Court Oath? Welcome to the site. Some context would help this question a lot. |
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answered | Who was the noble present at the Tennis Court Oath? |
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Did the break up of AT & T in 1984 lead to technological innovation? added 43 characters in body |
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Did the break up of AT & T in 1984 lead to technological innovation? I realized I had answered the earlier version of your question (see below). Mark Wallace's suggestion for edits would have made sense if A T& T had divested Bell Labs and the equipment operation and kept the local phone companies. But they actually did the reverse. Instead, you might ask what impact the divestiture of the regional phone companies had on the competitive landscape and supply/demand patterns. But +1 for the question. You were "onto" something, even if it was not what you originally intended. |
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