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Feb 4, 2021

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.

About Me — Todd Nelson

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Oct 13, 2022

Original Founders of Linear Technology

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

Original Founders of Linear Technology

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Lessons from History

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Mar 8, 2022

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.

The Complex Legacy of General William R Shafter

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Feb 24, 2022

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.

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

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Feb 23, 2022

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.

The Obscure Shafter Dynasty (part 1)

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Feb 23, 2022

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.

Humble Beginnings of the Shafter Dynasty (part 2)

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Sep 2, 2021

40 Years Ago — Linear Technology Corporation

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

40 Years Ago — Linear Technology Corporation

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Aug 28, 2021

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?

Who Moved the Lake? An Inconvenient Tulare

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An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

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May 21, 2021

Drop in the Bucket

Can sunscreen really destroy the planet?

Drop in the Bucket

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Apr 23, 2021

Environmental Catastrophe Off the Northern California Coast

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

Environmental Catastrophe Off the Northern California Coast

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

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