Posts by Madeleine Muzdakis

Madeleine Muzdakis

Madeleine Muzdakis is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met and a historian of early modern Britain & the Atlantic world. She holds a BA in History and Mathematics from Brown University and an MA in European & Russian Studies from Yale University. Madeleine has worked in archives and museums for years with a particular focus on photography and arts education. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys hiking, film photography, and studying law while cuddling with her cat Georgia.
Archeology
May 29, 2023

Hi-Tech Scans of the Titanic Create the Sunken Ship’s First 3D “Digital Twin”

Once more, mankind has returned to Titanic. The ship—which collided with an iceberg in the early hours of the morning on April 10, 1912—has held great sway in the public consciousness for the past century. Most recently, the 25th anniversary of James Cameron's Titanic film has renewed interest in the wreck. However, there is still much that is unknown about how the Titanic, and 1,500 of its passengers, met a tragic watery end.

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Archeology
May 27, 2023

Unseen Footage of ‘Titanic’ Wreckage Reveals a Look at When the Iconic Ship Was First Found

In James Cameron's iconic film Titanic, a treasure hunter asks Rose—an elderly fictionalized survivor of the shipwreck—an important question: “Are you ready to go back to Titanic?” He then proceeds to show her video footage captured by a submersible robot that ranges over the ghostly ship. Famously, Cameron's team dove down 12 times to view the ship at a depth of two and a half miles underwater.

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Archeology
May 25, 2023

Researchers Discover the Earliest Recorded Kiss Was 4,500 Years Ago

Love is part of the human condition. It can be expressed in a variety of ways, from platonic hugs to passionate smooches to caring acts. But perhaps no symbol of love jumps to mind as swiftly as the kiss. Whether between lovers, on the cheeks of friends, or on the foreheads of small children, kisses express meaning. So, when did this kissing all begin? As it turns out, the ancients loved to kiss and tell.

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History
May 20, 2023

Tragic True Story of How a Boy in 1960s Mexico Found a Radioactive Capsule

We don't expect to hear much about radioactive capsules, but they continue to make the news. In February 2023, there was a shocking loss and miraculous finding of the pea-sized Australian capsule full of Caesium-137. While these events startled people around the world and sent the Australian authorities into a frenzied search, capsules getting lost is not unprecedented. In 1962, a 10-year-old boy discovered a capsule containing highly dangerous cobalt-60 near Mexico City.

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