This Day, That Year – September 17
William Golding published “Lord of the Flies” by Faber and Faber in London on this day in 1954. Did you know that: • Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a pioneer in rocket and space research, was born on this day in 1857• Elmer Sperry received a patent for the gyrocompass, essential to modern ship navigation on this day in […]
