Splash Biography
NATHANIEL STANFORD, ESP Teacher
Major: Unspecified College/Employer: Bard College at Simon's Rock Year of Graduation: 2018 |
|
Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)X2356: Absurdity in Military Engineering in Splash Fall 16 (Nov. 05, 2016)
Sometimes new ideas pay off. Sometimes, they really don't. In this class, we'll explore several of the latter (and some of the former). Flying tanks? Nazi superguns? Flying aircraft carriers? We'll look at them all, how they came to be designed and built and whether they accomplished their objectives.
X2058: Engineering the Absurd: Strange Millitary Vehicle Designs, Interwar to Cold War in Splash Spring 16 (Apr. 02, 2016)
Have you ever heard of the A-40 Flying Tank? How about the Lun Ekranoplan? In this class, we'll explore the most ridiculous vehicle designs ever produced as serious military efforts.
|