To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades, offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature. It starts at the age of 15 on a building site in England andContinue reading “Berlin”
Author Archives: David Weston
The controversial ElectrConvulsive Therapy (ECT)
To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades, offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature. It starts at the age of 15 on a building site in England andContinue reading “The controversial ElectrConvulsive Therapy (ECT)”
Child whose mother had taken Thalidomide
To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery A remarkable Journey from the UK via Germany, USA, Taiwan, and Canada. Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades,offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature. It starts atContinue reading “Child whose mother had taken Thalidomide”
The bends and a diving bell in the north sea
From a hod To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery A remarkable Journey from the UK via Germany, USA, Taiwan, and Canada. Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades,offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature.It starts atContinue reading “The bends and a diving bell in the north sea”
school, fine woodworking Luthier
From a To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery A remarkable Journey from the UK via Germany, USA, Taiwan, and Canada. Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades,offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature. ItContinue reading “school, fine woodworking Luthier”
Dr Vrba
From a hod To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery A remarkable Journey from the UK via Germany, USA, Taiwan, and Canada. Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades,offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature.Continue reading “Dr Vrba”
Vatzlav Nijinsky, famous ballet dancer
To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades, offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature. It starts at the age of 15 on a building site in England andContinue reading “Vatzlav Nijinsky, famous ballet dancer”
School, fine woodworking, Luthier
From a To An odd EM wave A memoir of Engineering Persistence and Human Discovery A remarkable Journey from the UK via Germany, USA, Taiwan, and Canada. Reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career. Charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades,offering insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature. ItContinue reading “School, fine woodworking, Luthier”
Dr. Vrba and Auscwitz
I worked alongside Dr Rudolf Vrba at the medical Research Council, Carshalton, England, he was one of only four to escape from Auschwitz. He tells of being captured by the Nazis and standing packed in a railway coach with others for hours without water and the agony they went through on hearing the train taking onContinue reading “Dr. Vrba and Auscwitz”
Medical Research Council
In looking at the photo of the members of the Neuropsychiatric Research Council at the Medical Research Council it is sobering to think that very few would still be alive. They would have to be about 87 or older to still be alive. One would hope that some of their studies had a benefit inContinue reading “Medical Research Council”