Points well taken, Trollog. The past was never as good as we might remember (or imagine) it was.
As an electronics/instrumentation tech (as well as a space buff), my personal choice of a time/place to travel back to would be NASA during the "golden years" of 1962-1972. The chance to work with the bleeding edge of technology at the time, as well as being a part of the greatest engineering feat in human history.
