If you mention the CSS Virginia around a bunch of computer nerds (like me), they’re liable to get all excited, albeit for the wrong reasons. They’ll probably suppose that it’s a new-fangled add-on that will make development of Cascading Style Sheets easier and more enjoyable. You can easily crush their hopes with a two-part response. [...]
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The Missing Link Between Ships and Computers
Posted in Civil War period (1861-1865), Naval history, United States, tagged 1862, CSS Virginia, Portsmouth, USS Merrimack, USS Monitor, Virginia on May 11 | Leave a Comment »
Ironside
Posted in Civil War period (1861-1865), Naval history, tagged CSS Virginia, ironclads, Merrimack, USS Monitor on March 8 | 2 Comments »
When I was around 10 or 11, I found a reproduction print called “Battle of the Ironclads” in a discount store called Hammer’s and convinced my mom I needed it. There was something about the funny-looking ships that I just loved and I remember thinking that this was “real adult history,” and I needed to learn [...]
