- The written history of Maplewood begins about 165 years ago when European and French-Canadian settlers began farming in this area. Prior to this time, the land was inhabited by the Dakota Indians with occasional visits by French and English fur traders and explorers. The landscape was a mix of scrub oak and prairie with many wetlands and lakes.
- The Oh-My-God Particle (fourmilab.ch)
The University of Utah operates a cosmic ray detector called the Fly’s Eye II, situated at the Dugway Proving Ground about an hour’s drive from Salt Lake City. The Fly’s Eye consists of an array of telescopes which stare into the night sky and record the blue flashes which result when very high energy cosmic rays slam into the atmosphere. From the height and intensity of the flash, one can calculate the nature of the particle and its energy.