BioEverything
In 1963 there were two tracks that an electrical engineering student at Lehigh University could choose from — electronics or power. Electronics was about solid state devices such as transistors. (The Intel 4-bit 4004, was not to come until 1971). The “power” track was mostly about electric motors and power generation. There was no computer […]
Dropbox
When I became a student again in August, I decided to upgrade my computing capabilities and bought an iMac and a MacBook Pro (I don’t play golf or tennis so I have rationalized that whatever I would spend on these sports would be more than I spent on new computers). I’ll have more to say […]
Lehigh Will Shine Tonight
The occasion was Lehigh University’s Gala2010 fund-raising event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, home of my undergraduate alma mater. With nearly 1,000 people at the reception, it is hard not always to find friends you hope to see. I ran into John Berseth, a fellow electrical engineering student and clarinet player from the class of 1967. I […]
The Checklist Manifesto
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande My rating: 5 of 5 stars I had met Dr. Gawande in New York a week or so ago and was quite impressed with his talk about “How To Live When You Have To Die”. The ChecklistManifesto is an easy read because the recommendations […]
The Amazing Maize Maze
Here are a few pictures I forgot to include from the visit to Cherry Crest Adventure Farm. I also made a few minor changes to the mini website which contains the two wordles I created from the The Declaration of Independence and chapter one of Net Attitude. You can create your own wordle. Just visit the wordle […]