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William Gurstelle
William Gurstelle is a contributing editor of Make: magazine. His new book, ReMaking History: Early Makers is now available.
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01/04/2013
Presidential political campaigns were much different in the nineteenth century. The key political tool was the parade.
12/18/2012
Make a hot/cold food smoker from a 55-gallon steel drum.
12/18/2012
Make an impressively effective low-tech vacuum pump.
12/18/2012
Surprisingly simple PVC pipe speakers are clear shining performers.
12/18/2012
I have long been enamored of catapults. Invented around 400 B.C., they were used until nearly A.D. 1300. So for...
12/18/2012
In Africa, Europe, and China, field scientists have uncovered the fossilized remains of campfire-charred bones so old that they likely...
12/18/2012
Carl von Linde was dead tired. The eminent engineer, considered the father of the modern refrigerator, had just returned to...
12/18/2012
The Stirling engine has long captivated inventors and dreamers. Here are complete plans for building and operating a two-cylinder model...
12/18/2012
In the summer of 1860, the Second Opium War was reaching its climax. Three years earlier, Britain and France had...
12/18/2012
Devices that demonstrate true chaotic behavior (in a strict mathematical sense) are rare. Even rarer are chaotic devices that are...
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