How Did a Poor Geologist Become Utah’s Uranium King?
With a single uranium strike in southeastern Utah, Charlie Steen rose from broke prospector to national celebrity. The Mi Vida mine made him rich—and nearly destroyed him.
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Philo T. Farnsworth: The Teenager from Idaho That Invented Television
Philo Taylor Farnsworth was born in 1906 in a small log cabin in Beaver, Utah. His family later moved to a farm in Idaho. As a young boy, Philo was very curious. He loved science and machines. He read magazines and books about electricity. At just 14 years old, he had an idea that would…
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Hidden Gem: How the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad Saved a Dying Mining Line
Amazing Beauty and a Journey Back in Time.
