Inventors
Space, Science and the Squeezebox! The Adventures of John Kamal
A lifelong curiosity about how things work led John Kamal to earn a master's degree in mechanical engineering, which led to Career #1 as an aerospace engineer, Career #2 as a supply chain software innovator and Career #3 as a public school teacher. And then, there's the accordion. John's creativity ...
Survivor Times 3: Zach Tidwell
A conversation with Marine veteran Zach Tidwell, survivor of a severe head injury following a motorcycle accident, a recovering alcoholic and an unsuccessful suicide attempt that left him totally blind. After all that, he's designed a iPhone app and is writing a book. Whadya think of this episode> S...
Creative Engineering by a Jersey Girl
Wasps are not our friends, usually. However, Chris Alice Kratzer has found redeeming qualities in wasps, dedicating an entire book to them called The Social Wasps of North America . She was also inspired by a specific type of wasp to design a new kind of home insulation that could go into production...
The science of Sci-Fi, with a little help from the smart kids
Writing science fiction requires attention to science while retaining the sense of wonder and imagination that makes it fiction. In writing my new sci-fi novel Moon Rescue: Escape from the Dome , I went to a great source for advice and guidance--engineering students and their teacher at a Philadelph...