David WallaceSocial Links NavigationAssistant Clinical Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University Latest articles by David Wallace A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet — an electrical engineer explains how By David Wallace published 2 April 22 On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. What would the same storm do today? The Sun MORE FROM SPACE...1Buried in the Cat's Paw Nebula lies one of the largest space molecules ever seen2Netflix releases official trailer for Jennifer Lopez mech combat sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video)3Ancient rocks hold proof of Earth's magnetic field. Here's why that's puzzling4Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image)5The mystery of how strange cosmic objects called 'JuMBOs' went rogue
A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet — an electrical engineer explains how By David Wallace published 2 April 22 On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. What would the same storm do today?