Category Archives: Stories

Rescue on Angels Landing

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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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The Orbital Mechanic in STEM Magazine

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Dear Engineering Stories readers, I am pleased that one of my engineering stories, “The Orbital Mechanic” is published in STEM Magazine and will be available to a large STEM and educator audience. Check it out and please encourage your friends … Continue reading →

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Get a Grip – by Kenneth R Hardman

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

In Get a Grip, a young engineer is assigned to an experienced engineering team responsible for developing critical automation in the manufacture of smart phones. She travels internationally with the team, generates concepts, and helps the team struggle through difficult … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Vision Part III

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

The terminal and smells of hydraulics and motors are now well behind us and the status console indicates NORMAL operating conditions. It is no longer possible to look at the tube structural support rings as they pass at a rate … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Vision Part II

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Just before stepping through the hatch of our five foot diameter bullet, I look behind the craft at the 165 foot diameter fan stretching above and all around me and I realize more than I had ever before, that I … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Vision Part I

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

(Here is a short short story I wrote many years ago, for your engineering imagination, vision, and assessment. Is this story possible? Can such a wind tunnel really be operated? If not, why? Does it violate some law of physics … Continue reading →

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