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About Me — Todd Nelson

Trying to see the big picture by digging into the details of the past. Also, bikes, because they can save the world.

3 min readFeb 4, 2021

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About Me — Todd Nelson

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Original Founders of Linear Technology

Are we going to actually start a company, or are we just going to drink beer and shoot pool?

4 min readOct 13, 2022

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Original Founders of Linear Technology

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Lessons from History

The Complex Legacy of General William R Shafter

A military hero, a good disciplinarian but Shafter also initiated the court-martial of the first Black graduate of West Point.

10 min readMar 8, 2022

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The Complex Legacy of General William R Shafter

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Lessons from History

Tangled Web at Ends of the Shafter Dynasty (part 3)

The relationship between Emma Shafter and her estranged husband, Charles Webb Howard, ended in a battle for his estate.

6 min readFeb 24, 2022

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Tangled Web at Ends of the Shafter Dynasty (part 3)

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Lessons from History

The Obscure Shafter Dynasty (part 1)

Shafter may not ring like Vanderbilt or Kennedy but the family was a dynasty. A war hero, judges, legislators, a president.

4 min readFeb 23, 2022

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The Obscure Shafter Dynasty (part 1)

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Lessons from History

Humble Beginnings of the Shafter Dynasty (part 2)

The first people named Shafter, James and Molly, were orphans. This story is based on recollections from Judge William Shafter 1857.

14 min readFeb 23, 2022

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Humble Beginnings of the Shafter Dynasty (part 2)

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40 Years Ago — Linear Technology Corporation

The founders of LTC made bold predictions in 1981. How do those predictions look in hindsight?

6 min readSep 2, 2021

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40 Years Ago — Linear Technology Corporation

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Lessons from History

Who Moved the Lake? An Inconvenient Tulare

A lake that once sustained the local population is gone. It was ill-suited to a growing state and the solution is too. Now what?

5 min readAug 28, 2021

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Who Moved the Lake? An Inconvenient Tulare

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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

Drop in the Bucket

Can sunscreen really destroy the planet?

4 min readMay 21, 2021

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Drop in the Bucket

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Environmental Catastrophe Off the Northern California Coast

Over 95% of the kelp forest along the Northern California coast has disappeared.

5 min readApr 23, 2021

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Environmental Catastrophe Off the Northern California Coast

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Todd Nelson

Engineer, sustainability, indigenous history, analog electronics history and anything that supports my belief that bikes can save the world.

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