When Mel's mom snapped this picture in Denver, Pennsylvania in the Spring of 1957, who would have believed that some day it could be viewed electronically by people in their homes all over the world?

But the technology revolution had already begun. The first computer, ENIAC, had been developed eleven years earlier at the University of Pennsylvania, not far from the Pa. Dutch country. And later in 1957 the Soviet Union would begin the space race by launching Sputnik, the first artificial satellite of the earth.

On the left is my old pal Mel, a guy who I can remember from as far back in time as my memory goes. That's Bop on the right. We grew up together in Denver with our back yards adjacent and always tried to figure out what to do with our summers. There were no home computers, no VCRs, and not much air conditioning either, except for the diner across the street. We spent a lot of time together, fishing and exploring the Cocalico creek. And as the sixties began, we became some of our area's first model rocketeers, launching them in the farmers fields long before those products were sold in stores. Mel grew up with the Pennsylvania Dutch language and speaks it fluently. Today we keep in pretty close touch and take an occasional trip to Atlantic City, along with a stop at a Hooters restaurant somewhere. King of Prussia and Maple Shade are our favorites.

The information about ENIAC is a link to www.cnn.com.
The information about Sputnik is a link to www.vibrationdata.com.