We are fortunate to have our trade, our businesses, our ability to produce highly engineered components that make a difference in peoples lives by making technology operate safely and as expected. I call the satisfaction from my work the “existential joy of engineering,” though that phrase is not original to me. The holidays are a…
Modern life is enabled by the everyday work product of the precision machinists, engineers, and shop owners who produce key parts for today’s technology.
Sunday, Austrian Felix Baumgartner rode a balloon to the edge of space, stepped off his balloon- borne capsule into a 128,100 feet, 830 mph, 4 minute, supersonic free fall.
It was the highest jump ever recorded, and at Mach 1.24, the fastest descent.
This is just one example of the existential joys of engineering.
•Having a dream.
•Understanding the challenges.
•Engineering solutions.
•Daring to test them.
Integrity. Motivation. Objectivity. Ability. Audacity.