By Ed Hoffman Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. The wisest mind has something yet to learn. —George Santayana During the last weeks of playing baritone horn in my high-school band, I started wondering how the band would be able to continue. I looked at Marco, who […]
By Laurence Prusak Have you thought about why some individuals, institutions, agencies, and even countries seem to exhibit a persistent pattern of bad judgment?
Don Cohen, Managing Editor In the interview in this issue of ASK, Jill Prince estimates that 90 percent of the knowledge she needs as an aerospace engineer comes from work experience—her own and that of mentors and other colleagues.
By Randall Taylor In December 1996, a Delta II rocket launched the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft.
By Jeff Cline A 1995 Standish Group survey of 365 respondents spanning 8,380 software applications showed that only 16 percent of software development projects finished on time and on budget; 31 percent were canceled; and the remaining 53 percent overran costs by an average of 189 percent.
By Kerry Ellis Breaking the sound barrier took guts, curiosity, optimism, and some serious risk taking.
By Haley Stephenson For Tom Moser, getting the first shuttle off the ground took more than technical know-how.
By Dan Fontaine An aircraft carrier is a floating city with power plants, satellite telecommunications, convenience stores, and medical, dental, and hotel facilities.
By Joseph A. Horvath A pharmaceutical company finds ways to turn required documentation into tools for improving how work gets done. Because of their potential to affect human health, biopharmaceutical companies are highly regulated. Among the regulations with which they must comply are those that set standards for conducting laboratory studies, clinical trials, manufacturing, […]
