Outer and Inner Worlds - The submarine .

 

Each of these lessons are based on a topic such as the METAVERSE, NFTS or more general like the Ted talk on emotions or tips for better PRESENTATIONS. 

This is a reading exercise looking taken from The Irish Slice of Madrid blog and used initially as a topic for St Patricks Day, something other than the usual. 

Objective – Expand vocabulary related to the sea and nautical engineering. 

Class duration – Two - 1 hour session \ Number of students – 1 – 3 maximum

The majority of corrections are given in real time during the online class with notes taken and written in the CHAT option in Microsoft teams, google MEET or skype.

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I had heard many times that it was an Irish man who invented the first submarine

Outer & Inner worlds: The Irishman and Spaniard who invented the Submarine – Irish Slice of Madrid

Emilio Herrera, the Spaniard Who Invented the Space Suit | OpenMind (bbvaopenmind.com)

9 Groundbreaking Early Submarines (history.com)

The First Spacesuit Was Invented in the 1930s — Curiosmos

https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/ciencia/grandes-personajes/emilio-herrera-el-inventor-espanol-del-traje-espacial/ ... Back in the country, Herrera started what was his most ambitious project: reaching the stratosphere in a balloon for his study and research. In 1928, the aeronaut Benito Molas and his crew had already tried to reach a similar height, but died in the attempt due to lack of oxygen. Aware of this precedent, Herrera set to work in 1933 to build a balloon capable of exceeding 20,000 metres and, above all, a suitable suit that would insulate the pilot from the cold and pressure, provide him with oxygen and allow him to move around.

The suit he designed was made up of three layers: one of wool, one of rubber and one of fabric reinforced with steel cables, all lined with an outer layer of silver to prevent overheating. The cylindrical helmet was made of steel covered with aluminum and with a triple glass to avoid radiation and had a microphone to communicate by radio. In the joints it had an accordion system that allowed the pilot's mobility.

The prototype, a feat in its time, inspired NASA more than 30 years later to create the space suits of its astronauts, including those that would be worn by the crew of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. According to his assistant, the Americans offered him collaboration in the space program, but he turned it down because they did not allow a Spanish flag to fly on the Moon. In gratitude for his work, Neil Armstrong himself gave a moon rock to another of his collaborators, Manuel Casajust Rodriguez.