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In 1897,

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William McKinley was sworn in as the

M A R I N E L I N K . C O M th 25 President of the United States; Rudolf

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Diesel was demonstrating the practical po- 118 E. 25th St., 2nd Floor

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Guglielmo Marconi was experimenting

Greg Trauthwein [email protected] with wireless communication across open

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Contributing Editors water. The U.S. Navy had yet to com-

Amir Garanovic

Celia Konowe mission its ? rst modern submarine, and treated cautiously, but the direction is clear

Bob Kunkel

Wendy Laursen the Wright brothers’ ? rst powered ? ight – AI solutions have advanced from trials

Philip Lewis

Edward Lundquist was still six years away. That same year, a into voyage planning, machinery monitor-

Barry Parker

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