Category: Engineering

  • Two Things to Remember for Solving any Problem – Charles Knell

    Believe that you can do it. Never give up. Book to read to your children “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper is a great book for teaching perseverance and problem-solving.

  • Becoming an Electrical Engineer

    By Charles Knell When I was a little kid, my parents bought a Zenith console television, which was manufactured in Chicago. It included an AM/FM radio and phonograph, and everything was mounted in a gorgeous dark brown wood cabinet. The television could receive channels 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, and sometimes 13. Yes, it could…

  • The Slide Rule (Start Here)

    By Charles Knell – Above is a picture of a slide rule. This is what engineers and scientists used before electronic calculators were invented. In 1969, many of the calculations required to land men on the moon were performed on these. I used one in high school chemistry, physics and when I attended engineering college. You…