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::Was Alfred Vail, by any chance, an ancestor of Theodore Vail? [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 22:12, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
::Was Alfred Vail, by any chance, an ancestor of Theodore Vail? [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 22:12, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello Howard!  Theodore Vail was Alfred Vail's nephew. Theodore Vail had an interest in geneaology and hired H. Ward Righter to write a very long bio of Alfred Vail (unpublished but in the Morris County Public Library, Morristown, NJ). Theodore apparently wanted Righter to prove that Vail invented Morse code and did pretty much everything else in inventing the telegraph except coming up with the original idea.
Thanks,Dave Hochfelder


== Physics ==
== Physics ==
David, I have removed your editorship in physics because it was mistakingly given to you.  [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 13:55, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
David, I have removed your editorship in physics because it was mistakingly given to you.  [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 13:55, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

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Welcome to Citizendium! We have another historian, Russell Jones, with an interest in the history of technology. I'm sure he'd be open to helping you out with getting started on any articles you might be interested in working on. Have fun. --Joe Quick 05:14, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Hello David! What a surprise and welcome. We also have a History of Technology Subgroup. Russell D. Jones 18:26, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Welcome as well! I'm also an Engineering Editor (also Military and Computers), with historical interests as well.
Russell, I never noticed the subgroup. Military would be interested as well.
Was Alfred Vail, by any chance, an ancestor of Theodore Vail? Howard C. Berkowitz 22:12, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Hello Howard! Theodore Vail was Alfred Vail's nephew. Theodore Vail had an interest in geneaology and hired H. Ward Righter to write a very long bio of Alfred Vail (unpublished but in the Morris County Public Library, Morristown, NJ). Theodore apparently wanted Righter to prove that Vail invented Morse code and did pretty much everything else in inventing the telegraph except coming up with the original idea. Thanks,Dave Hochfelder

Physics

David, I have removed your editorship in physics because it was mistakingly given to you. David E. Volk 13:55, 31 December 2009 (UTC)