It occurred to me recently that my request for “origin stories” may not have been inclusive enough. As an engineer, I tend to focus on the technica...

Continuing our discussion of veteran machine tools, it occurs to me that many of our younger readers may not be aware that the United States was on...

One of the common threads in the origin stories we have posted is the frequency with which the person had to change roles. Specialization is for in...

Like many fathers, I once had hopes of one of my children follow in my footsteps. When my son was four years old he even publicly declared his goal...

Origin Stories Needed

How did you get started in the gear trade? We are interested in sharing your “origin story” as a way of helping hum...

Two different high-profile news stories have really flipped my “curmudgeon” switch this week. It irritates me that the general public is distracted...

We’ll get back to our “origin story” project soon. One thing I have noticed about the guest blogs so far is that the people kept moving up the ladd...

My dear friend Octave’s account of his co-op experience (see Tuesday’s 1-29 post) reinforces my belief that no one should trust an engineer or desi...