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Tag Archives: Creativity
Engineering Design – Functional Decomposition
I am working with an engineering team right now to develop a machine. We are at the Functional Decomposition phase where we are systematically examining the needed workstation functionality. I will have to relate the specific experiences some time but … Continue reading
Announcement – Engineering Stories in Paperback
Engineering Stories is now in paperback! Seven stories illustrated, formatted, and published in a handsome professionally bound book for some ernest reading. Listen to these endorsements by engineering academic professionals on the back cover. “A fabulous collection of realistic engineering … Continue reading
My Journey to Engineering – Part 2 “Drafting to Engineering”
(Continued from Part 1) I was ten and a half years old when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar dust and into the history books. Wow, I thought, looking up that evening at the moon, half illuminated by the setting sun, … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering
Tagged childhood, Creativity, curiosity, Design, Mechanical Engineering, Problem Solving
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It’s time for Feedback
My objective in writing Engineering Stories is to encourage students to consider or continue careers in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM), show what it may be like, dispel a myth or two, and encourage creativity, problem solving, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering
Tagged Creativity, Engineering Story, Feedback, Mechanical Engineering
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A Life, or a Galaxy; Either way, you’ll make a difference
Engineering projects are not all rocket science, but a few are; Engineering designs are not all mathematical, but some are; Engineering teams are not all experts, but many are. As an engineer, you might create a satellite to measure solar … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering
Tagged Creativity, Machine Design, Mechanical Engineering, Problem Solving
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