[modeleng] Re: Engineers/machinists

A quick Google says that a Wilmot George Brown was born 20 SEP 1943, New
London, CT. but little else. It is a shame that "Wilmot" is such a common
name.

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> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jesse Livingston
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 10:34 AM
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [modeleng] Engineers/machinists
> 
> Modelers,
> I have a friend and collaborator on some of my projects for Live Steam and
> Outdoor Railroading (formally Live Steam).  Friend's name is Bill Bowser
> and he is a retired ME living in Cincinnati, Ohio USA.  I have forwarded
> the discussion that took place yesterday about the failure of our
> schooling systems on to him and this is his reply.
> 
> Jesse the Redneck in Tennessee
> 
> Unfortunately there really isn't anything new here. This has been going on
> for my entire career. Actually similar transitions have occurred
> throughout the ages. Think of all the technology that was developed to
> build such things as the pyramids in Egypt that has been forgotten. During
> the cold war I came to the realization that in the event of a nuclear war
> the primitive civilizations of the world would be the only ones to
> survive, partly because no one would bother to bomb them and they didn't
> depend on modern technology to survive. Without modern infrastructure
> modern societies would quickly perish.
> 
> The fact that so many young engineers have no practical experience or
> aptitude is particularly troubling. When I was in engineering school we
> had courses which included work in a foundry, weld shop, machine shop,
> etc. Most of the guys got an appreciation of how things were made, but
> some didn't seem to get it. There was one guy in most of my shop classes
> who had a very high grade point average who probably couldn't figure out
> how to pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the
> heel. He usually would screw something up big time, or wreck something if
> given the opportunity. I'll never forget; his name was Wilmot George
> Brown. What a moron. I should Google that name and see what I can find.
> 
> Bill Bowser in Hudson, Florida USA
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