article thumbnail

To Look Forward, Sometimes You Have to Look Back

Cars That Think

Magazines love to dabble in prognostication, particularly when it comes to emerging technology. Back in 2001, Senior Editor Michael J. Startups show such futuristic pronouncements to potential investors, who in turn use them as data points to inform their bets. Back then, the hydrogen economy seemed right around the corner.

Hydrogen 118
article thumbnail

From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

Cars That Think

Gerard “Gus” Gaynor says he knew he would become an engineer when he was 7 years old, inspired by his father’s monthly Popular Mechanics magazines. After he was discharged, he continued his education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As his fascination with different engineering fields grew, he set out to explore them.

Engine 96
article thumbnail

The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

Cars That Think

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under.

article thumbnail

This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

Cars That Think

While attending the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, he interned at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., While attending the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria, he interned at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., The activity won him the university’s President’s Circle Award in 2001.

Nigeria 94
article thumbnail

Speech Processing Pioneer Sadaoki Furui Dies at 77

Cars That Think

Twenty-six editions of his book Digital Speech Processing, Synthesis, and Recognition were published between 1985 and 2001. From 2001 to 2005, he served as president of the International Speech Communication Association. from the University of California, Los Angeles , in 1961 and 1964—all in mathematics. Mills Award.

article thumbnail

Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

Microsoft Flight Simulator: A History youtube.com A passion for flight Bruce Artwick studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, yet he found time to pursue a dream many teenagers think about but few fulfill: He learned to fly. Artwick was right. New versions landed on best-seller charts.

Building 142
article thumbnail

How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

Cars That Think

His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. While working toward his Ph.D. Date of birth Oct. MS, 1959, Ph.D.,

IDEA 122