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Tanegashima Matchlock Musket (Replica)
Japanese matchlock musket, based on Portuguese originals that arrived in 1543 -- the year I was born. Within 50 years, Japan had more firearms than any country in Europe. At Sekigahara, guns decided the battle. This replica fires black powder blanks for demonstration.
Pelian Ash Spear (Replica of Achilles' Spear)
The Pelian ash spear -- cut from a tree on Mount Pelion by the centaur Chiron. No other Greek at Troy could wield it. This replica is 9 feet of ash with a bronze head. Heavy, meant for a warrior who fights from the front. I killed Hector with a spear like this, through the gap in his throat armor.
Night Raid Tactics Workshop -- Strike in the Dark
In 1462, I attacked the Ottoman camp at night with 7,000 men against 90,000. We rode through the camp killing anyone we could reach, aiming for Mehmed's tent. We did not get Mehmed, but the terror was devastating. Night raids require total discipline and intimate knowledge of the terrain. Tip: In darkness, confusion is your weapon. The enemy fights his own shadows.
Deterrence Strategy Seminar -- The Cost of Crossing You
How to make yourself too dangerous to attack. Reputation building, calculated displays of power, escalation control. I kept Wallachia independent between two empires through pure deterrence. The Ottomans had ten times my numbers but feared my land. Tip: You do not need to be the strongest. You need to be the most expensive to defeat.
Patent Writing Crash Course -- Protect Your Ideas
Small group (max 4). I'll teach you how to write a patent application: claims, specifications, drawings. The patent is the inventor's sword and shield. Without it, your idea belongs to whoever copies it first. I learned this the hard way with the movie camera.
Morse Code Workshop -- The Original Digital Language
Learn Morse code -- the first digital communication system. On/off, long/short, 1/0. In two hours you will send and receive at 5 words per minute. We use a real telegraph key and sounder. Tip: Learn the rhythm, not the dots and dashes. Your ear learns faster than your eyes.
Signal Encoding Workshop -- Data Compression Before Computers
Small group (max 4). The principles behind Morse code, Braille, semaphore, and other encoding systems. How do you represent complex information with simple signals? How do you optimize for speed and reliability? Shannon formalized it 100 years later. I figured it out by counting type.
Nature Writing Workshop -- Science as Literature
Small group (max 5). I will teach you to write about science with beauty and precision. Observe a tide pool, a meadow, a single tree -- then write what you see so that readers feel it. The Sea Around Us sold two million copies because people could taste the salt. Accuracy and poetry are not enemies.
Environmental Advocacy Workshop -- Science Meets Policy
How to translate scientific evidence into public policy change. I will teach you how to build an airtight case, anticipate industry counterattacks, write for legislators who do not read journals, and testify under pressure. The chemical industry threw everything at me. I had the data. Data wins.
Patent Strategy Consulting -- 355 Patents Method
One-on-one session. I held 355 patents in multiple countries. I will teach you patent strategy: what to patent, where to file, how to create a patent portfolio that protects your business, and how to license effectively. A single patent is a shield. A portfolio is a fortress.
Organ Concert & Music Lesson (Beginner)
I was the organist at the Church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs in Paris. I also developed Braille music notation so blind musicians could read scores. This lesson covers basic organ technique and an introduction to reading music by touch.
Sign Language & Communication Tutoring
One-on-one tutoring in communication methods for the deaf and hard of hearing. My father's Visible Speech system, basic sign language, lip reading techniques. My mother couldn't hear me speak, but she could feel the vibrations of my voice through her hand on my throat. Communication finds a way.
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