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Fireplace grates with built-in andirons
There was a time when a pair of andirons was all that was used to hold logs in a fireplace. Then fireplace grates were invented which held logs much more securely. But andirons remained as a classic design element in … Continue reading
How a log holder won over its toughest customer.
I’ll never forget the time my neighbor Mike, the fire-building expert, watched in disbelief when I built a better fire than he did. I loaded logs onto a brand new Texas Fireframe grate that I had just gifted to him … Continue reading
How an extra small fire grate was born.
The housing boom in America seems to be accompanied by a trend towards smaller fireplaces. I noticed this a few years ago when I received an increasing number of calls from homeowners whose fireplaces were simply too small to accommodate … Continue reading
Choosing a log grate for an outdoor fireplace.
Freestanding masonry fireplaces have become very popular in recent years. Having a fire outside greatly enhances the enjoyment of your patio or deck. Even when there’s no fire, a masonry fireplace is a beautiful addition to outdoor living spaces – … Continue reading
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Don’t forget your fireplace grate in the summer.
It’s the middle of summer, and my indoor fireplace grate is currently holding six beautiful cedar logs that I loaded onto it after I burned my last fire of winter. Cedar logs are a great way to make your fireplace … Continue reading
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President of Texas Fireframe Company Serves on American Institute of Physics Development Board
AIP’s video “One Science. Many Minds.” (The geodesic dome Nicole’s physicist father built for her and her brother made it into the film – as did some comments from her today.) Nicole Cranberg, President of the Texas Fireframe Company, is … Continue reading
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In space, no one can hear you clean.
The first thing you need if you’re building the largest, most powerful telescope in the known universe is a very large, very clean room. In the world’s largest such room, it takes 4,800 HEPA filters running nonstop to achieve “Class 10” clean – … Continue reading
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Tagged AIP, American Institute of Physics, Astrobiology Analytical Lab, centrifuge, clean room, Goddard Space Flight Center, James Webb Space Telescope, Jamie Cook, John D. Mather, Lawrence Cranberg, Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, MMS, MSL/Curiosity, NASA, Nicole Cranberg Crosby, Nobel, space weather, Texas Fireframe
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A Perfect Evening to Celebrate 14 Billion (and Fifty) Years
My son Jake and I hopped a cab from George Washington University to an apartment on the other side of DC whose former occupant, we later learned, was Lena Horne. That set the tone for the evening which started with … Continue reading
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Tagged AIP, American Institute of Physics, Big Bang, Celebration of Scientific Citizenship, Center for History of Physics, Emilio Segre Visual Library, fireplace grate, Hubble, James Webb Telescope, John C. Mather, Lawrence Cranberg, NASA, Niels Bohr Library, Niels Bohr Library and Archives, Nobel Laureate, Physicist's Fire, The Very First Light
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Spring Forward
I have to admit, I wasn’t looking forward to writing the first blog post to follow the one memorializing my father. But when I remember how he began each day, with enthusiasm and vigor, I realize the best way to … Continue reading
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Tagged Connecticut garden, fireplace grate, fireplace grates, garden, gardening, heavy duty steel grate, light shade, log grate, outdoor fireplace, outdoor room, renewable energy, steel grate, Texas Fireframe grate
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Remembering Lawrence Cranberg
It is with great sadness that I share with you the news that my father, Lawrence Cranberg, passed away Monday morning at age 94. I know he would want me to express to his customers – past and present – … Continue reading
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Tagged AAUP, American Physical Society, Andrei Sakharov, Atomic Energy Commission, City College of New York, fireplace grate, Frederick Reines, George Mason University, Guggenheim fellowship, Harvard University, high energy neutrons, J.M.B. Kellogg, Lawrence Cranberg, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Marxism, neutron spectrometry, Niels Bohr Physics Library, obituary, Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, physics, Signal Corps Engineering Labs, Texas Fireframe, time of flight, Townsend Harris, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia
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