The Sumerians also seem to have invented the concept of siege warfare and, perhaps, even the `scorched earthâ tactic used effectively in military engagements ever since. What this means to an individual in the present is that, every day, one is making use of some aspect of Sumerian invention.
THE SUNDAY PROFILE : The 'Model Millionaires' : The Nortons rode the computer revolution to a state of financial bliss. Then they decided it was time to play--with their kids, art and charities. It is a rare quiet day at the Santa Monica villa of computer software king Peter Norton and his wife, Eileen.
Women Space Shuttle pilots. Eileen Collins - was first woman pilot on STS-63 February 3-11, 1995. Space Shuttle missions with more than one woman. Women astronauts from Astronaut Classes of 1998, 2009, and 2013 who have not yet flown. Died May 24, 2001 of injuries sustained in the crash of a private plane.