Modern cruise ships are floating cities. They require people to run, clean, and maintain them, as well as feed and care for ...

As summer vacations begin, millions of families board cruise ships in Florida, New York, Texas, Washington state and ...

This article was originally published with the title “Great Passenger Stations of the United States” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 76 No. 25 (June 1897), p. 386 doi:10.1038 ...

Whalebacks were invented and designed by Capt. Alexander McDougall (1845-1923), a Scottish immigrant and industrialist.

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