Last week I had the pleasure to travel back to (my second home) in Edinburgh. On this trip there were several things I never got a chance to do - and with my passion of studying technology history - one which I should have. Top on my list was to visit the Museum of Fire (at the Lothian…
Tag: History of science
Hauntings and the Denver Equitable Building
The Denver Fire tests of 1890 were revolutionary to the practice of fire safety engineering. The tests were performed under direction of architectural firm, Andrews, Jaques and Rantoul. The objective was to compare three allegedly 'fire-proof' flooring arch systems which had been proposed for the Denver Equitable Building through a competitive bid process. For the building contract, the Pioneer fire proof construction company…
YorkU Fire Research Team 