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“Hi Sandy!” Tesla engineers pay tribute to Sandy Munro with Cybertruck easter egg

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Tesla engineers have paid tribute to automotive legend Sandy Munro by etching his name onto a Cybertruck circuitboard. ” Tesla engineers pay tribute to Sandy Munro with Cybertruck easter egg appeared first on The Driven. It's these little things that make the Tesla community so strong. The post “Hi Sandy!”

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Willie Hobbs Moore: STEM Trailblazer

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At a time in American history when even the most intelligent Black women were expected to become, at most, teachers or nurses, Willie Hobbs Moore broke with societal expectations to become a noted physicist and engineer. The biography, published by IEEE-USA , is the seventh in the organizations Famous Women Engineers in History series.

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Lotus unveils E-R9 next-generation EV endurance racer design study

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Lotus Engineering created the E-R9 as a technology showcase of its philosophy, capability and innovative spirit in the fields of advanced electrified powertrains and aerodynamics. E-R stands for Endurance Racer, while 9 is the car’s competition number carefully chosen in tribute to Lotus’ racing past.

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2012 Mazda CX-5 Gets SKYACTIVE Engines, Stop-Start

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We’re talking about the new 2012 Mazda CX-5, which will serve as the replacement for the current Mazda Tribute and make its official world debut next month at the 2011. Mazda has unveiled a brand new compact crossover that’s destined to go on sale early next year and could prove to be the most fuel efficient model in its class.

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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

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At the time of his death, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cleveland State University and served as dean of its engineering school. He also was a consultant to companies and government agencies, and he was involved in research and development projects in solar energy and software engineering.

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Paying Tribute to Computer Science Pioneer Frederick Brooks, Jr.

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He was honored for “landmark contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering.” Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery , known as the Nobel Prize of computing. Brooks also received the 1985 U.S. The award was given to them by U.S.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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and received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1957 from Rutgers University there. While there, he applied to join the electrical engineering faculty at the Air Force Academy , in Colorado Springs, Colo. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1959 and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in 1962.

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