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Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization

Join us for this lecture and book signing by author Tim Queeney.
 
When we tie our shoes, we don’t think about the history of rope, but did you know rope has ties to prehistoric times in knots, pulleys, winches, and other tools? It also has a more current connection to outer space elevators. Learn more when Tim Queeney, the author of Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization, comes to the Jefferson Educational Society.  Queeney, the former editor of Ocean Navigator,  will bring his adventures and exploration as a researcher, author, teacher, and teacher aboard tall ships to life on April 22 as part of the Hagen History Center Doris Becker Lecture Series, a free event, thanks to Mark Becker, who underwrites the series in honor of his late mother, Doris Becker. 
 
A lifelong sailor who calls Cape Elizabeth, Maine, home, where he resides with his wife and a rescue dog, Queeney has authored both non-fiction books and fictional short stories as well as multiple magazine articles.
In a review, by the Wall Street Journal, Queeney’s book Rope received praise with this: “… Writing an entertaining book that combines science and history is a whopping undertaking, and on the whole Mr. Queeney succeeds, leavening the authority of an academic with the sly banter of the office wise guy.”
—Wall Street Journal

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