Mark Bernstein

History repeats. Today's headlines of NSA cyberwar, missing jetliners, GM ignition scandals and environmental disaster echo back to WWII codebreaking, Murphy's Law, Colonel Deeds' Barn Gang and the epic bad luck of Thomas Midgley, Jr. For over 100 years remarkable, intertwined individuals have reshaped the way we live our lives, from the keys in our pockets to the water we drink and the air we breathe. Dayton was the Silicon Valley of its time, and these "grand eccentrics" in the small Midwestern city of Dayton, Ohio changed our whole world. Wherever we live we're all Dayton's Children. The book's twenty profiles include... - The folksy "Boss Ket," second only to Thomas Edison in inventions - The legless black man who bootstrapped himself to the sky - The woman who beat out Amelia Earhart - The nutty cash register tycoon who rescued half a city - Plus an insider view of the swanky club that corralled them under one roof Their legacy includes an array of innovation styles worth reviving. No two worked the same way, not even Wilbur and Orville Wright. Mark Bernstein, noted author of Grand Eccentrics, contributes chapters on Charles Kettering, Arthur Morgan and John H. Patterson. LCD inventor John Janning and 1913 flood survivor Charlie Adams help tell their own tales. Kate Hagenbuch Martel conducted two interviews while Lauren Heaton of the Yellow Springs News profiled Hardy Trolander. Mark Martel wrote the balance of Dayton's Children and illustrated each chapter, drawing upon his career in advertising. A first-time author, Martel is also a third-generation history buff. Praise for Dayton's Children The book humanizes the larger-than-life men and women from Dayton who helped create the world of today. I really love the fact that you don't have to have an engineer's degree to understand and enjoy Dayton's Children. It should be required reading for every high school student in Dayton... and beyond -Curt Dalton, Dayton historian and author To say Dayton's Children "changed the world" may be the understatement of the 20th and 21st centuries. My great-granduncles, Orville and Wilbur Wright, are two sterling examples of Dayton sons who pioneered a new technology, aerospace, that would one day deliver mankind from our earth to the moon. -Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of the Wright brothers Martel tells of the Wright brothers' accomplishments during the inventive heyday of Dayton, Ohio. A century ago, the new Engineers Club of Dayton created a nurturing atmosphere for men and women of vision. Is Dayton willing to reinvent itself? -Dan Patterson, aviation history photographer Dayton's Children reminds its readers that plenty of historically important people who weren't named Wright had strong links to the Gem City. -Edward Roach, Historian at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Dayton's Children is available at Dayton History's Carillon Park, Amazon.com and other retailers. Based on the website DaytonInnovationLegacy.org, with 50% new material and all-original illustrations "A few minutes spent searching other much better funded websites dealing with Ohio state and local history will underscore just how good DaytonInnovationLegacy.org really is." -Tom Crouch, Senior Curator, National Air and Space Museum

The life and public service of Ohio's transformative governor This first full-length biography of John Joyce Gilligan argues that Ohio's sixty-second governor was the most significant Democrat in the state's postwar years. But it is more than the story of a governor. Through painstaking research and dozens of interviews, author Mark Bernstein paints a vivid picture of Ohio's past and its prospects for the future that includes an array of lesser politicians— some of them outlandish—who aided or opposed Gilligan's efforts. Gilligan did not intend to have a political career. The Cincinnati native resolved to join a Jesuit seminary, but when Pearl Harbor was bombed, he enlisted in the Navy and won the Silver Star at Okinawa. While on leave, Gilligan married the former Katie Dixon, whom he had known since childhood. After the war, the Gilligans settled in Cincinnati where Jack attended graduate school and taught at Xavier University. What drew him into politics was Adlai Stevenson's 1952 presidential campaign, which ignited in Gilligan a belief in politics as public service. His service included a decade on Cincinnati's city council and his 1964 election to Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" congress as the representative for Ohio's First District. Through these years, Ohio's Democratic Party was largely conservative. It was dominated by five-time governor and two-term senator Frank Lausche. Gilligan allied himself with labor, minorities, and academics to launch the long shot senatorial campaign that defeated the incumbent in the 1968 Democratic primary. Though Gilligan lost by a narrow margin that November, he emerged as the state's leading Democrat and its successful 1970 gubernatorial candidate. By the 1970s, Ohio's ills were manifest. Schools closed for lack of funds; the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire. Once in office, Gilligan financed improvements by maneuvering the state's first income taxes through a Republican-controlled legislature. He expanded support for education and mental health, while establishing the Ohio EPA and campaign finance reform. It was a record that prompted talk of a Gilligan presidential run in 1976. Bernstein examines the reasons for Gilligan's wholly unexpected defeat for reelection in 1974 and shows that afterward, Gilligan steadfastly pursued his commitment to civic engagement by heading the Peace Studies program at the University of Notre Dame, establishing the Civic Forum at the University of Cincinnati and, in 1999, running successfully for Cincinnati school board—at age 78. John J. Gilligan: The Politics of Principle presents a lively and fascinating portrait of a distinctive figure of postwar American liberalism.

Summarizes the proceedings of a forum in which 40 experts discussed the benefits and risks of hydrogen as an alternative energy source. Hydrogen as an energy carrier has generated much attention due to its potential large-scale use in producing electrical energy through fuel-cell technologies and in replacing gasoline for use in transportation. On December 9, 2004, the RAND Corporation hosted a forum that drew 40 experts in various fields to discuss what needs to be done to better inform decision makers in the public and private sectors of the benefits and risks of various hydrogen-related programs and policies. The document summarizes the proceedings of that forum.

This study was part of an effort to identify state-level factors that may contribute to efficent energy use nationwide. The authors examined changes in energy intensity in 48 US states and in the states' energy-consuming sectors from 1977 through 1999.

The future of energy consumption, prices, and intensity remains uncertain, but this analysis suggests that greater energy efficiency has had, and may continue to have, a positive effect on the Massachusetts economy. Together, targeted energy-efficiency programs in commercial, industrial, and residential sectors have the potential to continue to provide benefits to Massachusetts, and they remain a cost-effective option for meeting the state's increasing energy demand. The authors show that savings from commercial and industrial energy-efficiency programs have provided a positive return on utility investment, and they demonstrate benefits of energy efficiency for Massachusetts households, particularly for low-income households.

The future of energy consumption, prices, and intensity remains uncertain, but this analysis suggests that greater energy efficiency has had, and may continue to have, a positive effect on the Minnesota economy. Together, targeted energy-efficiency programs in commercial, industrial, and residential sectors have the potential to continue to provide benefits to Minnesota, and they remain a cost-effective option for meeting the state's increasing energy demand. The authors show that savings from commercial and industrial energy-efficiency programs have provided a positive return on utility investment, and they demonstrate benefits of energy efficiency for Minnesota households, particularly for low-income households.

Addresses the public benefits of improvements in energy efficiency to the economy of Washington state. Under the sponsorship of the Energy Foundation, a partnership of major foundations interested in sustainable energy, the authors estimated energy efficiency using measures of energy intensity that have been controlled for sectoral composition and energy prices, among other factors. They then used this estimate to address the public benefits of energy efficiency improvements in the industrial and commercial sectors to Washington state's economy from 1977 to 1997. The study also predicts the potential future impact of continued improvements in energy efficiency. The authors found that declines in energy intensity have been associated with increased economic growth, improved air quality, and direct benefits to Washington residents. Future increases in energy intensity, however, could reverse these achievements. In addition, they point out that, although energy-efficient programs at the household level provide very real benefits for low-income consumers, the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program does not fully serve Washington's eligible population.(MP) The authors estimated energy efficiency by means of energy intensity measures controlled for sectoral composition and energy prices, among other factors. Using this estimate, they address the public benefits of energy efficiency improvements in the industrial and commercial sectors to Washington state's economy from 1977 to 1997. They found that declines in energy intensity have been associated with increased economic growth, improved air quality, and direct benefits to Washington residents. (MP)