Articles by Gilbert King from Smithsonian Magazine

The Knife in Ty Cobb’s Back

Did the baseball great really confess to murder on his deathbed?

August 30, 2011

Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the Wizard of Schenectady

His contributions to mathematics and electrical engineering made him one of the most beloved and instantly recognizable men of his time.

August 16, 2011

Left: Lisa and Minter Dial, on their way to the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Right: Minter's ring

Minter’s Ring: The Story of One World War II POW

When excavators in Inchon, Korea discovered a U.S. naval officer's ring, they had no knowledge of the pain associated with its former owner, Minter Dial

August 2, 2011