tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15177172882781542482024-03-13T06:39:54.780-04:00Engineers ClubUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-15287366659339095862012-03-01T14:09:00.001-05:002012-03-01T14:10:51.764-05:00Robots that Fly<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html">http://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-20334765661782858472011-11-19T06:34:00.000-05:002011-11-19T06:34:55.376-05:00World's lightest material<a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/59722-worlds-lightest-material-created">http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/59722-worlds-lightest-material-created</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-62059748425506516552011-11-16T12:01:00.000-05:002011-11-16T12:01:18.756-05:00Inventors and InnovatorsThe Myth of the Innovator Hero<br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/11/the-myth-of-the-innovator-hero/248291/">http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/11/the-myth-of-the-innovator-hero/248291/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-22463535125330298572011-03-08T06:42:00.001-05:002011-03-08T06:49:02.807-05:00University of Chicago begins a molecular engineering school<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/120013/20110308/university-chicago-argonne-national-laboratory-institute-molecular-engineering-basic-sciences-techno.htm">University of Chicago makes its first foray into engineering </a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The University of Chicago is all set to launch its first ever school of engineering with the new</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><strong style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Institute for Molecular Engineering</strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">, set up in collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory, to explore innovative technologies that address fundamental societal problems such as energy security, health and clean water through modern advances in nanoscale manipulation and the ability to design at a molecular scale.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />Read more: <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/120013/20110308/university-chicago-argonne-national-laboratory-institute-molecular-engineering-basic-sciences-techno.htm#ixzz1G0Y6u1bb" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003399; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/120013/20110308/university-chicago-argonne-national-laboratory-institute-molecular-engineering-basic-sciences-techno.htm#ixzz1G0Y6u1bb</a></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/120013/20110308/university-chicago-argonne-national-laboratory-institute-molecular-engineering-basic-sciences-techno.htm"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-52179053119900401892010-10-21T08:41:00.005-04:002010-10-21T08:48:55.216-04:00Important Insight on Innovation<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nF2Rq-h-sHo?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nF2Rq-h-sHo?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-17351950563428772742010-08-30T08:48:00.000-04:002010-08-30T08:48:41.618-04:00NASA helps Chilean miners<object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ePI0jSiz9C8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ePI0jSiz9C8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-59995601099348736742010-08-11T21:15:00.000-04:002010-08-11T21:15:35.100-04:00New photoBecause the Engineers Club building faces the north, it is infrequent that the lighting is just so that allows the optimum exposurer. As a summer storm approaches, the muted sunlight and the dark clouds over Kettering provide the perfect back drop and I was fortunate to be there with my camera.<br />
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"On my first flight Duane “Digger” Carey, the pilot, was a rookie with me; we went through astronaut training together. As pilot, he doesn’t get to do any spacewalks, so he told me that he wanted to hear everything about it when I came back in—“I want to hear everything: descriptions, details—explain everything perfectly right away,” he said. So sure enough, when I come in, Digger takes my helmet off and puts it to the side. He’s staring right at me and says, “What was it like?” He’s right in my face, and I’m stuck in this spacesuit, and all I can answer is “The Earth is a planet.”<br />
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He says, “What have you been smoking inside your spacesuit?” But that was my revelation! It is strange what goes through your mind out there. Of course, I learned that the Earth was a planet when I was a little kid; “Every good mother does fine” or “My very educated mother just gave me nine pizza pies,” whatever the planet saying is. Sure, I knew that. But when you truly see it, you realize that it is not this two-dimensional home we think it is."<br />
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<a href="http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/article.aspx?id=21833">Read the full Article</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-59614287646412132672010-02-23T18:31:00.005-05:002010-02-24T07:54:13.949-05:00Large Hadron Rap<object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T3iryBLZCOQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T3iryBLZCOQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-76672797232627059852010-01-14T07:53:00.002-05:002010-01-14T07:53:54.807-05:00Branson Unveils Spacecraft<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6hEXMLKCyrg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6hEXMLKCyrg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-59354206764547595922009-11-09T09:54:00.001-05:002009-11-09T09:59:05.739-05:00Mark Dusenberry FundDonations to help Mark Dusenberry, Seriously injured in crash of his 1905 Wright Flyer Replica at Huffman Field in October, can be made to: The Citizens Bank, 141 N. Broadway St., New Philadelphia, OH 44663 Write "Mark Dusenberry Fund" on Memo line of any checks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-52057173994456339102009-10-26T23:11:00.003-04:002009-10-26T23:34:16.500-04:00Les PaulLes Paul died this past August. He was an inventor, a recording engineer, and one of the finest guitarists the world has known.<br /><br />Here is an American Masters presentation of "Les Paul - Chasing Sound"<br /><br />This is a 10 minute version - the entire program can be viewed at <a href="http://www.fancast.com/tv/Les-Paul%3A-Chasing-Sound/97259/1222550223/Les-Paul---Chasing-Sound%21/videos">Hulu</a> <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AP7qI5RVtxw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AP7qI5RVtxw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-51230082691631055952009-06-22T16:43:00.004-04:002009-07-10T21:46:11.363-04:001935 Engineers' Club Historical Video<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.engineersclubofdaytonfoundation.org/story_engineers_club.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350256211667070450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 164px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRma7evUzusP7d6HjFxxtIkQML6Bzo8hmyXjFG2iV_0QofMtpK_Z1a6Do0rncug9BGKNTUOk7peCuHPL-qXIfZlPH3d0dtekVAHe4SBzDAgm0k_BRJl7c2H64stBfDNkfMfuKRcBpah4/s200/ECD2_still.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Normal-C">Watch the 1935 film, in which Charles Kettering and Edward Deeds reminisce about the Engineers Club and greet Orville Wright in the Engineers Club library. Take a walking tour of the Club in 1935.<br /><br />Go to <a href="http://www.engineersclubofdaytonfoundation.org/story_engineers_club.html">http://www.engineersclubofdaytonfoundation.org/story_engineers_club.html</a> to see this historic film.</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109582072684263378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-51533016890902990652009-06-22T16:29:00.004-04:002009-06-22T17:22:09.685-04:00<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3beVhDiyio&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3beVhDiyio&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br /><span class="Caption-C">Watch <a href="http://daytoninnovationlegacy.org/" style="text-decoration: none;" title="The Wright Brothers ~ In Flight">The Wright Brothers ~ In Flight</a>. Vintage footage includes 1908-<wbr>1909 flights at Fort Myer, France and Italy – as well as the first motion pictures taken from an airplane.</span> This is a new edit of century-old motion picture footage, made for the Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation. Dayton's legacy of innovation goes far beyond the Wright Brothers. The Foundation wants to capture the stories of Dayton's living innovators in their own words and pictures with a multimedia website. Dayton Innovation Legacy will be an internet resource that anyone can access. See more at <a href="http://www.daytoninnovationlegacy.org/">www.DaytonInnovationLegacy.org</a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109582072684263378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-72353906094730704222009-04-07T15:03:00.004-04:002009-04-07T15:24:41.431-04:00Whazzit - solved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_dRBWw48fW4Lz2gPAZtOBSYj508buHT_9dCDgLkBugKqGK5mUCLi8VFcpkbpJpRkDpi7u6fOrQ4K64tu_4wVLhsjsaqNZv84Z_FWgYndQF4eFcdwBs-KELj3R8lQNs13cMiDB1unbmQ/s1600-h/followsbate.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_dRBWw48fW4Lz2gPAZtOBSYj508buHT_9dCDgLkBugKqGK5mUCLi8VFcpkbpJpRkDpi7u6fOrQ4K64tu_4wVLhsjsaqNZv84Z_FWgYndQF4eFcdwBs-KELj3R8lQNs13cMiDB1unbmQ/s320/followsbate.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322028254176598066" border="0" /></a>It's a knife cleaner and polisher - used before the days of stainless steel. Curt Dalton provided the attached photo from this website <a href="http://www.sensationpress.com/victorianknifecleaners.htm">www.sensationpress.com/victorianknifecleaners.htm</a><br />Several of you came close - guessing that it's meant to polish, grind, or clean something. The Hervey Bay Historical Museum in Australia responded with gratitude for the Dayton Engineers Club solving their puzzle. They plan to refit the machine with rubber rollers to make it work.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109582072684263378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-12379016012562830912009-03-28T16:52:00.005-04:002009-03-28T17:06:11.693-04:00Whazzit?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfltRxfJmX_ah-sCpk4n44ziTTqA1jc8N5vyEP8cXxKszCxa_js5GJ8wxYr7q1l8rnYMVEQ3yQOvXxgledzA3YW7Sb_ygfFDu0XuyByJ43R79_srBCPWErt6rGulkiIJ1IseVDE0Jpwk/s1600-h/IMG_2613s.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfltRxfJmX_ah-sCpk4n44ziTTqA1jc8N5vyEP8cXxKszCxa_js5GJ8wxYr7q1l8rnYMVEQ3yQOvXxgledzA3YW7Sb_ygfFDu0XuyByJ43R79_srBCPWErt6rGulkiIJ1IseVDE0Jpwk/s320/IMG_2613s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318347840675086722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MACV4peCXaHjd1zC_RJtgcU7RVvNGnaN9nbDDb-pbZHMR1atyVEYtyoznW_mXZn1YwZasZhQF0dQm8xG4YglnU5MGzWP9u1DcInt-RdF_UbG47fJeWvX4MPxM4agBwxAsrUeMAROh_E/s1600-h/IMG_2612s.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MACV4peCXaHjd1zC_RJtgcU7RVvNGnaN9nbDDb-pbZHMR1atyVEYtyoznW_mXZn1YwZasZhQF0dQm8xG4YglnU5MGzWP9u1DcInt-RdF_UbG47fJeWvX4MPxM4agBwxAsrUeMAROh_E/s320/IMG_2612s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318347837616581618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH6rmyQ6IlmrnEFKxEfyAxq55LCDetav7YqKeMO5xJjb1RNYkcVNCEszN0BPg1QB-UDrOr6A38R7IFkfs7eLfJ_O3TmInm8WNqvvvCPiQyE5mslg7Jjv7-rTK98-K3QLwwaRUUkZcoVU/s1600-h/IMG_2611s.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH6rmyQ6IlmrnEFKxEfyAxq55LCDetav7YqKeMO5xJjb1RNYkcVNCEszN0BPg1QB-UDrOr6A38R7IFkfs7eLfJ_O3TmInm8WNqvvvCPiQyE5mslg7Jjv7-rTK98-K3QLwwaRUUkZcoVU/s320/IMG_2611s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318347833284816706" border="0" /></a><br />The Hervey Bay Historical Museum in Australia is using "Ropewalk" for ropemaking demonstrations. Now, they've passed on a puzzle to Dayton's engineers.<br /><br />Brian Taylor writes:<br />"I am trying to identify a piece of machinery we have.<br />It is marked "Follows & Bate Ltd Manchester."<br />It is marked at the other end "The Handy" "No 2"<br /><br />The original rollers were some rubber compound and have been replaced with steel.<br />One similar to this was on E-Bay as a Victorian Candy Roller.<br />To operate properly it would seem to need a third roller but there is no provision for this.<br />At first glance it appears to be a mini mangle [wringer] of some kind but closer inspection reveals that both rollers actually rotate in the same direction so could not feed stuff through.<br />The 3rd gear is part of it and causes the rollers to rotate in the same direction.<br />There is NO provision for a third roller, which would make it all work ok.<br />I have asked numerous people but no one can help."<br /><br />It does look like a wringer, press, or rubber-maker - but is so small it appears to sit on a kitchen table - and the third gear makes the rollers roll in the same direction. That's the puzzle.<br /><br />Post a comment here or email Kate@StoryOfRope.org if you can explain it!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109582072684263378noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-15567451676113635352009-03-02T01:38:00.001-05:002009-03-02T02:06:54.622-05:00First Flight<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SauAGqk6K7I/AAAAAAAAFF8/HULvuv9aBog/s1600-h/Wrightflyer1680x1050_edited-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308477437782928306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SauAGqk6K7I/AAAAAAAAFF8/HULvuv9aBog/s400/Wrightflyer1680x1050_edited-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a colorized version of the Wright's at Kitty Hawk upon their first flight. This image is cropped to 1680 x 1050, a common size for desktop wallpaper. To download full size, just double click on the photo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-3939225535788582062009-02-09T22:12:00.000-05:002009-02-28T22:22:27.845-05:00Foundation has new WebsiteThe Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation invites all members to visit its new website to learn more about the charitable activities of the Foundation. Stay tuned for future historical projects planned for this new site. <a href="http://www.engineersclubfoundation.org/">www.EngineersClubFoundation.org</a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109582072684263378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-308456864896395292009-01-15T15:19:00.000-05:002009-01-15T15:52:06.686-05:00Ropewalk in Park City Film Music FestivalThe Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation's historical documentary film "Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer's Journey Through History" is screening at the Park City Film Music Festival and is mentioned at the Film Dayton Blog.<br /><br />To view this Blog Post, visit:<br /><a href="http://filmdayton.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2613931%3ABlogPost%3A561%20">http://filmdayton.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2613931%3ABlogPost%3A561<br /></a><br />And, the Ropewalk website is updated with a new look, and more educational material. Check out the captioned photo galleries, a pictorial synopsis, and a resource page with many links to ropemaking, knottying, and historical sites and references.<br /><br />Have a look: <a href="http://www.storyofrope.org/">www.StoryOfRope.org</a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109582072684263378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-51987716357716839562008-10-31T18:30:00.000-04:002008-10-31T18:39:35.059-04:00FORUM Planned<span style="font-family:arial;">On October 30th, at the Ideas Team Meeting, a proposal was presented to create a FORUM sponsored and operated by the Engineers Club for member and non-member participants.<br /><br />The FORUM has a dual purpose.<br /><br />The first is to promote the Engineers Club most valued asset, the combined knowledge and experiences of the membership and create a point of access to these resources not only to Club Members but also to the Dayton community. It is to say, the FORUM is to take networking to a higher level in a structured setting and provide a foundation for mentoring.<br /><br />The second purpose of the forum is to highlight and demonstrate the benefits of the Engineers Club. It can be considered to be a model of the Engineers Club which will encourage membership growth, new professional and personal relationships, and an increase in participation in Engineers Club programs.<br /><br />Other purposes can be summed up as creating solutions to various membership and growth challenges the Engineers Club has faced for decades.<br /><br />Here are two examples.<br />1. People do not join because the value of membership is an unknown quantity and quality and very hard to realize without experiencing it. The forum, being a micro sample will demonstrate the value of the Engineers Club at every meeting.<br />2. People do not join because it requires a long-term commitment – and the value of the return on commitment investment is unknown. The forum provides a 12 week commitment where the return on the time investment will result in opportunities for structured networking, personal and professional growth, and new relationships.<br /><br />The FORUM will meet weekly for 12 weeks sessions, twice per year. Each meeting will consist of 6 short presentations.<br />1. Report from a Engineers Club committee head or representative<br />2. Presentation from a Dayton area non-profit organization<br />3. Three presentations by FORUM members<br />4. Presentation by the FORUM’s Sponsor for that evening<br /><br />The presentations by FORUM members will be based on 5 basic topics.<br />1. Ice-breaker, a personal introduction<br />2. A personal interest<br />3. An inspirational Biographical presentation focusing on a challenge that was overcome<br />4. A historical look at technological changes<br />5. Vision – Technologies and social changes to come<br /><br />This concept is given to a small committee to evaluate. We want to make sure that each aspect effectively serves the dual purpose of the FORUM.<br /><br />We will provide more information as the plan comes together.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-87775040005855130942008-10-30T18:45:00.000-04:002008-11-03T22:46:39.656-05:00Glen Miranker Speaks to Barn Gang<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SQ_FYNASopI/AAAAAAAAEII/yIjnDZ_qCXE/s1600-h/DSC_7669_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264643509017813650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SQ_FYNASopI/AAAAAAAAEII/yIjnDZ_qCXE/s400/DSC_7669_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><em>From the November Report by John Bosch</em><br /><br />By any measure an expert would claim that it was virtually impossible to solve the Nazi secret code.<br />Glen Miranker, VP Research, Ret. for the Apple Corporation gave a comprehensive technical presentation of <em><strong>The Enigma Machine: How Dayton Cracked the Code</strong></em>. Glen began by talking about the origin of the Enigma machine as a commercial product in the late 1920’s from which several models were <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SQpJ4Qnh7tI/AAAAAAAAEH4/-yHTXQQ5UEw/s1600-h/Joseph_R_Desch_NCR_194002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263100345418116818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SQpJ4Qnh7tI/AAAAAAAAEH4/-yHTXQQ5UEw/s400/Joseph_R_Desch_NCR_194002.jpg" border="0" /></a>developed for the German military. The M4 (model 4) with an additional forth cyphering wheel was the most sophisticated and was used by the German navy. To put some perspective on the task of solving the problem, Glen mentioned that the number of solutions possible for breaking the German code in a single message would exceed the number of atoms in the universe. With the staggering losses of ships early in 1942 meetings were set up between the English and the United States to review the status of code breaking.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SQpJBdSfVzI/AAAAAAAAEHw/wqJeFfYa8zs/s1600-h/bombe-desch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263099403926722354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SQpJBdSfVzI/AAAAAAAAEHw/wqJeFfYa8zs/s400/bombe-desch.jpg" border="0" /></a> On September 4, 1942 NCR was given a cold start to design and build code-breaking machines with Joe Desch in charge. Incredibly, the first machines were shipped just eight months later in May 1943. They weighted 5000 pounds and were 10’ wide, 7’ high and 2’ deep. A total of 96 were built. The machines worked extremely well and gave the allies the benefit of decoding German messages soon after they were sent. Debbie Anderson, daughter of Joe Desch, made the introduction.<br /><br />For more information - click on the Link to Dayton Code Breakers <a href="http://www.daytoncodebreakers.org/">website</a> as well as <a href="http://daytoncodebreakers.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-16852999169535670652008-10-05T22:06:00.000-04:002009-02-28T22:56:37.709-05:00Ropewalk receives Award<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FMartelArt%2Falbumid%2F5253846230404978401%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCM3Ei_G9uJyg6QE" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation received a 2008 Award of Excellence in History Outreach from the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums (OAHSM), for the documentary film, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"</span><a href="http://www.storyofrope.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer's Journey Through History</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. An enthusiastic group of 10 attended the awards luncheon at the Ohio History Center on October 4, 2008. Bill Hagenbuch and filmmaker Steve Fetsch accepted the award on behalf of the Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation. Film collaborators Chuck Buchanan, Lyric Rillera, Mikki Hearsum, Mark Martel, and Kate Hagenbuch represented the Engineers Club. Greene County Public Library Head Archivist Deanna Ulvestad lent her support, as well as Club members Chuck & Betty Martel.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />The </span><a href="http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/calendar/2008jul.cfm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">OAHSM History Outreach Awards</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, presented annually since 1959, recognize projects that have educational content, that have contributed to the promotion and understanding of local and state history, and that have had an impact on the community. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />The Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation has pledged to donate 500 </span><i><a href="http://www.storyofrope.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ropewalk</span></a></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> DVD’s free of charge to libraries, museums, historical societies and schools. This helps fulfill the educational mission of the Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation, for historical preservation and education in science and technology.</span></span></p>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10109582072684263378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-10105800981988940732008-09-16T18:41:00.000-04:002008-09-17T03:36:14.028-04:00Dayton Art Institute Director, Jan Driesbach Speaks to Barn Gang<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SNBcKZ7v7oI/AAAAAAAADm8/-f6Vshuntp8/s1600-h/DSC_5937_edited-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246794899716566658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SNBcKZ7v7oI/AAAAAAAADm8/-f6Vshuntp8/s400/DSC_5937_edited-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> The <a href="http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/index.html">Dayton Art Institute</a>, founded in 1919 celebrates the greater Dayton community's connection to fine art from around the world.<br /><div><div><br /><div>Janice Driesbach, Director (right) addressed the Barn Gang today with an excellent presentation of the history, current educational programs, special exhibits, plans for Octoberfest, and future exhibits for 2009.</div><br /><div>Ms. Driesbach also reached out to club members for help in solving structure and physical plant maintenance problems at the institute which was built in 1930.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SNBaEAR0YKI/AAAAAAAADms/enjeRrxHego/s1600-h/DSC_5937_edited-1.jpg"></a>Thanks to Debbie Anderson (left) for arranging the event.</div><br /><div>Visit the Dayton Art Institute website for more information. </div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246887315398814530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XT98G1kWT2o/SNCwNtLZa0I/AAAAAAAADnE/94FQCB55jfs/s400/DAI.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517717288278154248.post-70749178326040740952008-08-08T05:50:00.000-04:002008-08-08T06:34:33.326-04:00Col. Greg Johnson, AstronautA small slide show of last night's event with guest, Col. Greg Johnson, an Astronaut and Space Shuttle Pilot of Mission STS-123.<br /><br /><div style="width:400px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fphotosamericana%2Falbumid%2F5232080164405780641%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></div><span style="float:left;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/photosamericana/ColGregJohnsonAstronaut" style="color:#3964c2">View Album</a></span><div style="text-align:right;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/getEmbed" style="color:#3964c2">Get your own</a></div></div><br /><br /><em><strong>Excerpt from Col. Johnson's Bio</strong></em><br /><br /><blockquote>NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in June 1998, he reported for training in August 1998. He completed Astronaut Candidate Training in 2000. Following initial training and evaluation, astronaut candidates receive technical assignments within the Flight Crew Operations Directorate before being assigned to a space flight. In 2000, Johnson was assigned as a Technical Assistant to the Director, Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD). In conjunction with that position, Johnson was assigned to the Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade (CAU) council – redesigning cockpit displays for future Space Shuttle missions. His design and evaluation work with CAU has continued to the present. <br /><br />In 2001, Johnson was reassigned from FCOD to the Space Shuttle Branch, where he’s held various positions including direct support to the crews of STS-100 and STS-108, chief of shuttle abort planning and procedures for contingency scenarios, and ascent procedure development. He also was a key player on several “tiger teams” during the investigation into the cause of the Columbia accident in 2003. Johnson was the astronaut representative to the External Tank (ET) foam impact test team that eventually proved that ET foam debris on ascent could critically damage the shuttle’s leading edge thermal protection system. In 2004, Johnson was designated as the Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Safety Branch, focusing on all aspects of Space Shuttle, ISS, and T-38 safety, with special emphasis on improving specific operational procedures and techniques to make astronauts safer in all three vehicles. In 2005, Johnson was appointed as a crew representative supporting the design and testing of NASA’s newest spacecraft, the Crew Exploration Vehicle. In early 2007, Johnson was selected to pilot Endeavour on the STS-123 mission that launched in March 2008. On that mission, he logged over 378 hours in space. <br /><br />SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Johnson was pilot of STS-123 Endeavour (March 11-26, 2008) which completed both launch and landing at night. It was the 25 th Shuttle/Station assembly mission. Endeavour’s crew delivered the Japanese Experiment Logistics Module – Pressurized Section, the first pressurized component of JAXA’s Kibo Laboratory, and the final element of the station’s Mobile Servicing System, the Canadian-built Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator. In addition to pilot duties aboard Endeavour, Johnson was a primary robotic arm operator, employing both the Space Shuttle and ISS robotic arms in support of numerous tasks throughout the mission. The STS-123 crew performed a record five spacewalks while docked to the station. The crew also delivered Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman, and returned to Earth with ESA’s Léopold Eyharts. The mission was accomplished in 250 orbits of the Earth, traveling over 6 million miles in 15 days, 18 hours, 10 minutes and 54 seconds. </blockquote><br /><br />Thanks, Col. Johnson, for a great time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0