His cockpit warning system, which alerts the crew if an aircraft is heading toward a mountain, a building or the ocean, has saved thousands of lives.
Category: Engineering and Engineers
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Boeing and NASA Delay Launch of Starliner Over Parachutes and Wiring
The Starliner capsule was poised to fly people to orbit in July for the first time. But reviews found problems with its parachutes and its wiring.
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Silicon Valley Chosen for $4 Billion Chip Research Center
Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 billion in the semiconductor project in Sunnyvale, Calif.
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Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions
The New York Times – Business:Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion investment in an Arizona factory.
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Pay and Plug: Federal Funds Spur Cleanup of Lost Oil Wells
The New York Times – Business:The National Park Service has started closing orphaned wells using money provided under legislation signed by President Biden.
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Coming Soon. Maybe.
The New York Times – Business:Already two years behind schedule, the Cybertruck has experts wondering how the company will manufacture its unusual stainless steel “exoskeleton.”
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Inside Intel’s Delays in Delivering a Crucial New Microprocessor
The New York Times – Business:The company grappled with missteps for years while developing a microprocessor code-named Sapphire Rapids. It comes out on Tuesday.
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31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control
The New York Times – Travel:A reporter got an inside look at SpaceX’s attempt to launch and land three rockets in less than two days in October, part of the company’s bid to make spaceflight appear almost routine.
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Don Lewis, Unsung Pioneer of Electronic Music, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:He invented the first system for integrating multiple instruments using a single control panel, predating the MIDI controller by years.
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Japan Needs Indian Tech Workers. But Do They Need Japan?
The New York Times – Business:Recruiters call the push a crucial test of whether the world’s third-largest economy can compete with the U.S. and Europe for global talent.
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Robert D. Kern, Developer of Emergency Generators, Dies at 96
The New York Times – Business:Born in a garage, his company, Generac, thrived on the threat of power failures to corner the market on portable and backup sources of electricity.