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About Kenneth Richard Hardman

AncestorClips are short stories about real people. Each clip nurtures awareness of a time, a place, and the character of a man or woman who cultivated a path for our life. The reader feels the good, the obstacles, the happiness, the sadness, and the overcoming. They cheer us, make us resilient when challenged, give us purpose, and connect us to our multi-generational family. Each story is followed by reflections from the author and readers sharing how the story strengthened or inspired them. Ken Hardman is a son, a brother, a grandson, a great-grandson… He is also a husband, father and grand-father. Ken is a professional engineer, engineering mentor, technical writer, and associate technical fellow at a major aerospace company. He is a writer of engineering and family history stories. Please join Ken in reading, reflecting upon, or writing #AncestorClips

Be a Grass-Roots Leader: A Career Reflection and Invitation


by Ken Hardman as published in the BYU DESIGN REVIEW https://www.designreview.byu.edu/collections/be-a-grass-roots-leader-a-career-reflection-and-invitation-by-ken-hardman-byu-graduate-byu-adjunct-faculty-and-retired-boeing-associate-technical-fellow Not all leadership is by designated leaders. Learn to demonstrate grassroots leadership throughout your career using good character, integrity, effective communication, and collaborative problem solving.

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Rescue on Angels Landing


Short story by Kenneth R Hardman Author’s Note: Technologies explored in this near future science fiction prototyping (SFP) emergency rescue story include Heavy-lift drones, autonomous control, biomedical engineering, materials science, robotics, smartphone technology, tactile sensing, anatomical recognition, noise suppression, emergency … Continue reading

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Pocket Prototyping


Dear Engineering Stories followers, It has been a great #engineering#career so far including my #coaching of about 20 teams in 20 years at the local university. I’ve noticed a few things over the years that could help newer engineers be more successful, and I … Continue reading

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#EngineerClips – “Drone Vacuum” Jan. 6, 2023


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#EngineerClips – “Power Ski” – March 18, 2022


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Rescue on Angel’s Landing – a near future fictional story by Ken Hardman


exploring heavy-lift drones, semi-autonomous control, bio-medical engineering, materials science, robotics, smartphone technology, tactile sensing, anatomical recognition, noise suppression, emergency 3D printing, inflight drone re-fueling, drone swarm weather sensing, power regeneration, and animal voice recognition. STEM Magazine, February 2022, page 28 … Continue reading

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#EngineerClips – “Drawn to Write” – by Ken Hardman (Feb. 27, 2022)


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#EngineerClips – ‘Elevator App’ by Ken Hardman


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#EngineerClips – “High-Speed Chairs”


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#EngineerClips – Bathing with Bottles


by Kenneth Hardman “Jake!” Mom calls out from the bathroom. “Ya, Mom?” “Why is there a case of bottled water in my bathtub?” “It’s an engineering experiment, for my middle-school science class.” “An engineering exp…?” Mom pauses, then slowly inquires. … Continue reading

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