Lucky Strikes...Again: (Feats and Foibles of Engineers)

298 Pages·1993·6.14 MB·English

by  Robert W. Lucky

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Foreword ix
Preface xi
Par1t AbouEtn gineers
TheJ oyo fE ngineering 11
TheI magGea p 14
TheH ighT-echA ppeal 17
CelebriatsEi negsi neers 20
LayerosfA bility 23
EngineeDresa:r tohrG lut? 26
TheB esatn dt heB rightest 29
EngineeBrosr:no rM ade? 32
TheC urricuDliulme mma 35
GivinAgw ayt heS tore 38
Par2t SoW hatI fE ngineeCrasn 'Tta lokr W rite? 41
TheG ongS how 53
Feedback 56
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vi Contents
TheB anqueStp eech 59
SlidiBnyg 62
NotR eadfyo Prr imTei me 65
CredentiWahlosN :e edTsh em? 68
A Wayw itWho rds 71
TheP apermill 74
Par3t TheF icklenoefTs esc hnology 77
RampanTte chnology 93
TheI ncrediSbhrlien kTirnagn sistor 96
What'Rse aAln ymore? 99
An Engineientr h eL ando fL illiput 102
GoodbyHee,a thkit 105
TheE lectroHnoibcb yist 108
TheP apeAri rplane 111
A (VerMyo dern)C onnectYiacnukte e
inK ingA rthur's Court 114
Copinwgi tCho mplexity 117
SoftwaPrreo ductivity 120
What'Bsu gginUgs ? 123
PluggiInng 127
TheW isdoomf t heN et 130
TheG igabNiett worWkh:o N eedIst ? 133
Par4t PlayitnhgeC orporaGtaem e 137
TheB eanC ounters 151
CorporCaotmem unication 154
ManagemePnotw er 157
TowarDdy namiDce mos 160
TheF ashionaTbhlien g 163
LeapfraoG ge neration! 166
ProprieItnafroyr mation 169
TahiotriO 'Hare? 172
CommitteaensdC anines 175
Turf 178
Contents vii
ThatD readeNdI HS yndrome 181
FingPeor inting 184
Par5t LookiantgL ife 187
TheG eniusAemso ngU s 201
DiminishDiinngo saurs 203
TheD readeTde st 206
TheF ootstoefpG si ants 209
FakinIgt 212
TheF renziLeidf e 215
What'Gso inOgn ? 220
TheI nformatAigoen 223
Par6t Fantasoifet sh eF uture 227
CodinIgsD ead 243
ComputAeird 246
TheI nformatFiiolnt er 249
TheP honSeu rrogate 253
TheC ommunicatMiiolnlse nnium 257
TheF riendIlnyt erface 261
TheA mbitioWuosr dP rocessor 264
TheG ranCdh allenge 267
Carwars 270
Telepresence 273
HDTV andT hen? 276
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