Thomas Raynor
Contributing Writer
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Tom Raynor has worked as a writer with a major news magazine and as an editor in the social sciences with a leading publisher. He has taught college courses in contemporary civilization and international relations, and written books for young adults, including Terrorism: Past, Present, Future. As a partner in a film/video production company, he developed and produced a decade-long corporate education program in energy and technology, as well as advocacy campaigns for non-governmental organizations in human rights. He holds a B.A. in history and literature, and a master's in international affairs from Columbia University.
Latest Articles
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After Pearl Harbor: Movies That Brought the War Home
Movies made during World War II capture the defining experience of the Greatest Generation. Discover these treasures here and now on the World Wide Web.
Dec 4, 2011
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Eadweard Muybridge: The Man Who Invented the Moving Picture
Is a horse ever completely free of contact with the ground while trotting? The question was hotly debated until Eadweard Muybridge found the answer.
Sep 13, 2011
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Thomas A. Edison, His Phonogaph, and American Pop Culture
Thomas Edison's phonograph led to new forms of art, new styles in entertainment, and the first, truly national American popular culture.
Sep 13, 2011
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Thomas A. Edison: Creating the Electric Age
The light bulb was the least of it. Edison created an entire electric lighting system, forever enlarging human potential and achievement.
Sep 13, 2011
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Benjamin Franklin: Defining the Nature of Electricity
In Paris, as in colonial Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was hailed as "the great experimenter in electricity." He proved the reigning theorists wrong.
Sep 13, 2011
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Chicago's White City: The Greatest World's Fair of All
The Columbian Exposition of 1893 was a dress rehearsal for the American Century, reminding Americans of who they were and what they were destined to become.
Sep 13, 2011
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Pan Am and the Golden Age of Travel
The Pan Am Clippers embodied 1930s glamor and airborne luxury. When war came, they were the stuff of high drama for Alfred Hitchcock and Franklin Roosevelt.
Jun 26, 2011
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