I Became An Engineer: Because of a Book (And My Mom)
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became An Engineer” blog runs every friday. To share your story email kasey.panetta@advantagemedia.com*** This week’s story is brought to us by reader Gary Crowell: I became an engineer because of a book. Positively traceable to one specific book: “Computers! From Sand Table to Electronic Brain”, by Alan Vorwald and Frank Clark. […]
Is This the Next Phase for Autonomous Cars?
I Became an Engineer: Because of Mr. Kenny, the TV/Radio Repair Man
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became An Engineer” blog runs every friday. To share you story email kasey.panetta@advantagemedia.com*** This week’s story is brought to us by reader Jack McIntosh: When I was in the 5th grade, we had a local TV repairman, Mr. Kenny, who would come to our home to fix our TV or radios […]
Want to Drive Google’s Driverless Car? Apply Now
If you’ve always dreamed of working for Google, but didn’t quite have the technical skills they were looking for, this might be your big opportunity. The $460 billion is looking to hire operators on 12 to 24 months contracts for the self-driving vehicles in Phoenix, AZ. You would be responsible for operating the vehicle six […]
How One Company is Changing the Game for STEM Education
Kasey Panetta, News Director: Hi George! Tell me about Cengage and why what you are doing is so important? George Moore, CTO, Cengage Learning: Cengage Learning is a global education technology company with a mission to develop new ways to collaborate, inspire and improve learning. Over the past few years, we have been transforming from […]
Women Earn 1/3 Less Than Male Colleagues in STEM Careers
Women with PH.Ds in science and engineering fields are earning up to 1/3 less than men in the field one year after graduation, according to a recent study. The paygap is reduced from 31 percent less to 11 percent less when the researchers looked at what fields women were entering. Generally, women tend to earn […]
I Became an Engineer: Because No One Was Hiring Shoe Salesmen
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became An Engineer” blog runs every friday. To share you story email kasey.panetta@advantagemedia.com*** This week’s story is brought to us by reader Charley Rutherford: First I should explain, I graduated high school (after being advanced twice) at 17. No ceremony, just went to the front office and pick up my diploma. […]
Why You Should Go Green (On Your Roof)
Editor’s Note: This was originally published as the Editor’s Note in the May 2016 edition of ECN. Faithful readers, Spring has officially sprung here at ECN. The flowers are blooming, the editors are chirping, and the government-required solar panels are collecting the sunshine from every rooftop in San Francisco, CA. So while we’re thinking about […]
I Became An Engineer: Because of Nuclear Submarines
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became An Engineer” blog runs every friday. To share you story email kasey.panetta@advantagemedia.com*** This week’s story is brought to us by reader Raymond Mack: My journey to being a software engineer specializing in medical devices was circuitous. I grew up in the late 50’s and 60’s when so much was changing. […]