Old Engineer Memories – Number 1: Simple And The Best
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? Old Engineer Memories – Number 1: Simple And The Best takes you on a journey back to Engineering in the 1960’s/70’s/80’s
And now it’s your turn to look back on your Memories.
If you are a younger Engineer wondering what things were like – all those years ago – Ask one of the older guys to explain.
You Know That You’re An Old Engineer……..
Blueprints, Tables and Slide Rules bring back Engineering Memories from The Good Old Days
- When you can remember working from the old original blue print drawings
- When you can remember the smell of ammonia on the “new” system of printing drawings
- When you can remember the dedicated print room which produced the drawings, (in strict order) the people who worked there and their names
- When you can remember that you still have your original slide rule
- When you still use your slide rule because you’re more confident with it (you are still not sure about these hand held calculators – what happens if the battery dies!)
- When you can remember using log tables for calculations
- When you can remember how to use log tables and lay out the calculations in neat rows and columns
- When you can remember your favorite books of tables with fraction to decimal conversions charts
- When you still use those same conversion charts
- When you have committed them to memory, but still use the chart as a check
Not Only Old Engineers:
When there is a need to take a deep breath and take a break
- Go to List Of Pages – Engineering Nostalgia for more pages of old Engineer memories
- Visit the 3R web page for an overview of the 3R Philosophy Review – Refresh – Reset
- Whenever possible – follow the KISS Principle
- Challenge yourself and your colleagues with an Engineering Quiz