If that massive object was squeezed small enough ... As the author concludes, “No wonder Einstein never believed in black holes.” Chown’s book is primarily a chronicle of the researchers ...

The craftsman makes sturdy ladder-back chairs through green woodworking, a technique that carves out furniture from a log. Its seats are finely woven, and the two horizontal bars that connect the two ...

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects." ...

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He's told us some of what he's found in a new book titled "A Short History Of Black Craft." It's organized by essays and Illustrations profiling 10 Black craftspeople and the objects they left behind.