Archive for June, 2009

Jun24th

Not many of us give much thought to what happens to the excrement that we flush down out toilets each day

Not many of us give much thought to what happens to the excrement that we flush down out toilets each day, aside from, of course, the engineers who build and run the wastewater plants that treat it. (more…)

Jun17th

There was no doubt in the mind of the recruitment officer at the SME that the young engineer would be an invaluable addition to the company’s engineering team

There was no doubt in the mind of the recruitment officer at the SME that the young engineer would be an invaluable addition to the company’s engineering team. (more…)

Jun10th

Long before the advent of the personal computer

Long before the advent of the personal computer, the fledgling microprocessor maker set out to devise ways to exploit the potential of its new range of programmable devices. (more…)

Jun3rd

My brother Andy’s seven-year-old Hyundai Elantra had a minor problem - or so he thought

My brother Andy’s seven-year-old Hyundai Elantra had a minor problem - or so he thought. Every half a mile or so, the engine cut-out, and then miraculously cut in again. (more…)

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Dave Wilson

Dave was the Editor of Digital Design, Electronic Systems Design and The OEM Integrator in the US between 1980 and 1990. More recently, he founded e4engineering (now The Engineer Online) at the start of 2000 and Technology Horizons in 2006, both for Centaur Media. His mood varies with the fortunes of the NASDAQ and Nikkei indices.

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