The conceiver of one of mankind's coolest ideas for boundless clean energy died last week. He was 90 and first published his ideas in 1968, a year before NASA put a man on the moon. In its December 1972 issue, Popular Science described engineer Peter Glaser's proposal:
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Option: It reduced the amount of excavation required to build the canal.
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By creating Gatun Lake during the construction of the Panama Canal reduced the excavation time and money because it provided a water passage, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The canal permits ships from both sides to enter and reduces the time of journey. Gatun Lake is an artificial lake one of the largest in its time when it was built.
By the Treaty of Paris (signed Dec. 10, 1898), Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, and transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20,000,000. The Spanish-American War<span> was an important turning point in the history of both antagonists.</span>
<span>The belligerent forces of Spain and the United States met in Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, during the Spanish-American War, which is known as the naval battle of Santiago de Cuba. The events occurred after the Maine of the United States exploded in the port of Havana on February 15, 1898.</span>
