tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4429873570785512815..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: How To Be... an Electrical EngineerAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-14104067053476344802013-04-25T20:23:49.806-07:002013-04-25T20:23:49.806-07:00Kristen: Does that mean you're going to come f...Kristen: Does that mean you're going to come fix my computer whenever I have a problem with it?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-52998199529220792952013-04-25T18:23:29.915-07:002013-04-25T18:23:29.915-07:00My degree is in Computer Engineering, which is hal...My degree is in Computer Engineering, which is half software, half electrical! Cool post! :)<br /><br />#atozchallenge, Kristen's blog: <a href="http://kristenhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">kristenhead.blogspot.com</a>Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827651632884248765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-58424167050073063482013-04-08T12:41:45.393-07:002013-04-08T12:41:45.393-07:00Rusty: I've had enough brushes with electricit...Rusty: I've had enough brushes with electricity to know I don't want to play with it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-2503178485184194412013-04-08T09:06:35.669-07:002013-04-08T09:06:35.669-07:00Also not for me... As I age I think I increasingly...Also not for me... As I age I think I increasingly find hands on sorts of occupations less and less intriguing. Especially anything involving electricity... although my neighbor was an electrical engineer for 40 years and he says he still doesn't know how to wire the lighting in his house. He said he spent his career making schematics.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5233329889366762322013-04-06T23:11:20.024-07:002013-04-06T23:11:20.024-07:00Lee: My mom was a Mickey Rooney fan, and she insti...Lee: My mom was a Mickey Rooney fan, and she instilled it in me at a young age.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10780870218479975162013-04-06T21:37:27.483-07:002013-04-06T21:37:27.483-07:00In Young Tom Edison I felt there was greater empha...In <i>Young Tom Edison</i> I felt there was greater emphasis on his entrepreneurial genius. The crazy part that was the real stretch was when he saved the oncoming train from going over the collapsed bridge by tooting out Morse code warnings from the opposing locomotive. I was going along with the film until they got to that unbelievable part. Still the film was fun and I've always been a Mickey Rooney fan.<br /><br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://afarawayview.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> A Faraway View</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blog<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-58101373270081992772013-04-06T21:31:47.728-07:002013-04-06T21:31:47.728-07:00Lee: I think I've actually seen that one with ...Lee: I think I've actually seen that one with Mickey Rooney. My problem with those at this point is that they show Edison has a kind of scientific genius, and he really wasn't. What he was really good at was putting real genius to work for him.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61324836829571533422013-04-06T06:49:08.849-07:002013-04-06T06:49:08.849-07:00Of course it was the idealized Edison in these fil...Of course it was the idealized Edison in these films starring Mickey Rooney as young Edison and Spencer Tracy as the older man. It was Hollywood all the way. There were some stories that were highly fictionalized, but there was enough truth to make them pretty good. Not documentaries, but fairly decent movie industry biopics. <br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://afarawayview.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> A Faraway View</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blog<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-81015068378957354002013-04-06T00:56:06.498-07:002013-04-06T00:56:06.498-07:00Jessica: I can believe that. There's some awes...Jessica: I can believe that. There's some awesome stuff out there.<br /><br />Jeanne: Yeah, I got kinda burned out on that stuff. heh<br /><br />Lee: But were they about the idealized (capitalist) Edison the real Edison?<br /><br />Briane: Well, as you can now see, "F" is not about the lightning bolt. However, Tesla was able to produce artificial bolts that were 135' long, something that has never been done since.<br /><br />Trisha: Well, then, you should. Start with Tesla!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-8917632091093075662013-04-05T22:03:51.859-07:002013-04-05T22:03:51.859-07:00I'm not really a science brain, but I would lo...I'm not really a science brain, but I would love to learn more about all this stuff and really challenge myself!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-29384522444067113312013-04-05T19:42:54.064-07:002013-04-05T19:42:54.064-07:00Wait, I want to know about this longest lightning ...Wait, I want to know about this longest lightning bolt. How are you going to tease that and then not explain it?! It's like Chekov's gun became a lightning bolt! <br /><br />F better be for "For Heaven's Sake Here Is The Tesla Lightning Bolt Story." Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48331189660779736462013-04-05T19:07:56.872-07:002013-04-05T19:07:56.872-07:00Recently saw a couple of old biographical movies a...Recently saw a couple of old biographical movies about Edison. They were pretty good, but I really want to see one about Tesla. The only thing I've seen so far is <i>The Prestige</i> and it didn't really tell all that much about Tesla.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://afarawayview.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> A Faraway View</a><br />An A to Z Co-host blog<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-59803227287056917812013-04-05T18:44:08.866-07:002013-04-05T18:44:08.866-07:00Perhaps the only disadvantage to the career is hav...Perhaps the only disadvantage to the career is having to sit through intro level physics classes. Oh, and calculus.J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-65518145512680593922013-04-05T18:27:31.363-07:002013-04-05T18:27:31.363-07:00I might not want to become one myself, but I like ...I might not want to become one myself, but I like reading about electrical engineers, believe or not. Awesome post!<br /><br /><br />Jessica @ <a href="http://jessicamarcarelli.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Visions of Other Worlds</a><br />Twitter: @jmarcarelli, #atozchallengeJessica Marcarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975046888449182461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-47940981773061652642013-04-05T15:14:54.394-07:002013-04-05T15:14:54.394-07:00M.J.: I drawing a blank on the song. But, now, I h...M.J.: I drawing a blank on the song. But, now, I have the conjunction one in my head. Thanks.<br /><br />miss uncertain: I can understand that.<br /><br />Jo: I hadn't thought of that.<br /><br />S.L.: That's because Edison just took other people's ideas. And was more concerned with money than the science.<br /><br />myriteofpassage: My grandparents used that phrase a lot. I find it kind of amusing now.<br /><br />L.G.: I think it's just that electrical engineering goes with just about everything.<br /><br />Cassie: Thanks!<br /><br />Michael: Circuit boards are pretty cool.<br /><br />Nancy: I bet you could. I wonder if it has anything to do with getting shocked?<br /><br />TGE: It is pretty complicated. Or it can be, at any rate.<br /><br />Donna: Well, I think I'm a bit old to pick that up at this point. And there would be the problem of really only being interested in making robots.<br /><br />Carrie: Science is cool.<br />I do want to know his secrets, especially if he had a time machine.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-30174727141135483072013-04-05T14:56:38.076-07:002013-04-05T14:56:38.076-07:00Science is cool. If it didn't have so much mat...Science is cool. If it didn't have so much math in it, I would have gone into science. And Tesla ... Tesla is as mysterious and fun to me as the thought of Atlantis. A part of me hopes the secrets are never found, but wouldn't it be cool to know them!Carrie Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458547954843396305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48874135041805656832013-04-05T14:56:08.173-07:002013-04-05T14:56:08.173-07:00Eve: I know enough about it to be scared of playin...Eve: I know enough about it to be scared of playing with electricity.<br /><br />Duncan: Being able to shoot lightning is pretty interesting!<br /><br />Jean: Tesla coils are pretty cool. I've never wanted to own one, but I do like messing with them when I happen across them out in the wild.<br />And thank you :)<br /><br />Shockgrubz: Well, we do actually have flying cars. I did a piece on that for last year's a-to-z. They're just not legal yet.<br /><br />Shannon: Tesla is pretty fascinating. he had so much stuff going on that no one really knows about. And the remote light bulbs... why can't we do that?<br /><br />G_G: It's the teeth welding that worries me.<br /><br />Alex: I would, too.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-47214001560385922502013-04-05T13:38:25.381-07:002013-04-05T13:38:25.381-07:00My husband is an electrical engineer - great brain...My husband is an electrical engineer - great brain! Love watching him think. It's a great profession if you are inclined to think that way!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-77271611358545230932013-04-05T13:01:14.531-07:002013-04-05T13:01:14.531-07:00I tried to learn about electricity once . . . I go...I tried to learn about electricity once . . . I got about 1.5 chapters into a textbook before giving up. It's so complicated and there are so many different units. Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48664335676791811082013-04-05T10:24:38.836-07:002013-04-05T10:24:38.836-07:00You have to be a certain kind of person to be any ...You have to be a certain kind of person to be any type of engineer. I'm an architect and work with a lot engineers, civil, structural, electrical, etc. They are the oddest people on the planet. Their brains work far differently than the rest of us. Talk about strange pegs! Boy, could I tell you some stories. Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3188359297525822702013-04-05T10:03:12.173-07:002013-04-05T10:03:12.173-07:00My co-worker (a quadriplegic) is an electrical eng...My co-worker (a quadriplegic) is an electrical engineer. I've learned quite a bit from him in constructing circuit boards for A.T.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-57651839699447938972013-04-05T09:34:55.788-07:002013-04-05T09:34:55.788-07:00Oh my, I love all the puns in this! Oh my, I love all the puns in this! Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10514395151935619932013-04-05T06:42:12.428-07:002013-04-05T06:42:12.428-07:00My son is in the high school robotics club and wor...My son is in the high school robotics club and worked on the electrical wiring side of the project this year. He's either going to study electrical engineering or mechanical engineering in college, but I think they sort of go together. Actually, he wants to design locomotive engines, since that's his passion. Yeah. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71480403511889230442013-04-05T06:30:11.429-07:002013-04-05T06:30:11.429-07:00I grew up at a time when we often used oil lantern...I grew up at a time when we often used oil lanterns and candles to 'save electricity.' It's not that I'm that old, it's just that a grew up on a farm in Africa. -Belinda (A -Z participant).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68956098373962488052013-04-05T06:18:30.177-07:002013-04-05T06:18:30.177-07:00Tesla was way cooler than Edison. My dad's an ...Tesla was way cooler than Edison. My dad's an electrical engineer so I've received many a lecture on this subject. S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.com