I used to tease our maintenance staff that there were only two reasons a machine went down: it went down because we worked on it or because we did ...

History is full of great ideas that did not succeed — frequently because they did not meet the “needs” of the marketplace. One of the first things ...

In my last post I insisted that good design wins in the marketplace. As a student of automotive history, I am compelled to admit that some very gre...

One of the things I mention when teaching about gears is the long history of great minds who have contributed to our field. Early readers of Ge...

One of the few things I miss about my old commute is all the great content I heard on public radio. Ten hours a week of news, in depth features, an...

Few things are as terrifying as a blank page. As a follow-up to my suggestion about writing a personal history I offer these leading questions:

Introduction The concepts of sustainability and energy efficiency are gaining importance in power transmission engineering. Mor...

One of my favorite car enthusiast publications, Hemmings Classic Car, has a monthly feature where readers submit a personal essay on their...