List Of Topics – Engineering Nostalgia: The Best Simple Memories
Can you remember being a young Engineer many years ago and listening to the old Engineers talk about how things have changed over the years. Now it’s your turn to look back on your Memories with this List Of Topics – Engineering Nostalgia. The following List Of Topics is certain to trigger a memorable thought train of Nostalgia
Take a trip down memory lane with this “List of Topics – Engineering Nostalgia”. The list will trigger memories from the 1960’s/70’s/80’s – In those days – Lists were written the old way with leaky, smudgy fountain pens
A – Old Engineering Memories
You can remember Blueprint Drawings – The smell of ammonia from the “new” print copy process – plus more…
You can remember the first Office Calculator – Charts for all imaginable data – plus more…
You can remember that today’s “unsafe” work practice was perfectly acceptable in those days – Using an Erasing Shield – plus more…
You can remember that first Fax Machine – That first Cell Phone – plus more…
You can remember using a Hole Template for drafting work – a Sanding Board to sharpen the lead of a clutch pencil – plus more…
You can remember tuning your own Carburetor – taking great pride in your own Drawing Instruments – plus more…
You can remember Beam Analysis Calculations – the first Mechanical Adding Machines – plus more…
You can remember that Gloves would be for wimps – Hearing Protection would for wimps – plus more…
B – Interesting Engineering Memories
Take a look back at some miscellaneous Nostalgia with ……
- Kiwi Dave
- Memories from a different era
- Armed Forces Engineers
- An interesting snapshot of some World War 1 military achievements
- Engineers & A Little Bit Of History
- A look back at medieval life
- Did You Know – Boeing
- An interesting bit of Boeing history
- Slide Rule – The Legend Lives On
- A humorous look at the passing of the Slide Rule
Not Only – But Also ….
When there is a need to take a deep breath and take a break
- Regardless of your current status – always ask the question – Is there a Better Way and
visit the 3R web page for an overview of the 3R Philosophy Review – Refresh – Reset - Whenever possible – always follow the KISS Principle
- Challenge yourself and your colleagues with an Engineering Quiz
- Check out Engineering Odd Bits for odd subject matter – including humor and comment
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