Why settle for a limited choice of opportunity in your world. To date, we have installations for communities field when you can choose from the whole world of and industry from Key West to Kuwait. One of our de- industry at Westinghouse? No matter what you like to do, you're likely to do it better here. salting plants solved the Navy's fresh water problems when Castro cut the water line at Guantanamo. And if at first you don't find your niche in one of our six operating groups,* there's a good chance you'll If you're interested in computers, we're a leader find it in another. in both their use and application. And not just com- puters that do a payroll; we're applying computers Want to be far out? Help us build our NERVA nu- to steel mills, rapid transit systems, oceanographic clear reactor for space propulsion or design aircraft research ships and automated warehouses. electrical power systems for tomorrow's super trans- ports. Want to be way in? Help us unlock the ocean's Isn't this the wide freedom of choice you want at the secrets in our Deepstar 4000 undersea exploration start of your career? Talk to your Westinghouse re- craft. If you're a skin diver, bring your equipment. cruiter about it when he visits your campus during the next few weeks or write: L. H. Noggle, Westinghouse Or come help us revolutionize communications, radio and TV with more sophisticated microminiature Educational Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221. electronic devices. Or would you rather help us re- An equal opportunity employer build urban areas? If you care about quenching the world's thirst, you can help build water desalting plants throughout the Of course, if your father's a millionaire, or you're about to marry an heiress, then you have no problems. But, if not, then there's only one sensible thing to do. Come to work at Allison Division of General Motors. There's nothing cold or cruel here. Just the opposite. Particularly if you're an engineer with big ideas. Aerospace projects? Allison's got them. Turbofan. Welcome Turbojet. Turboprop. Turboshaft. Military and commercial applications right across the board. Maybe you're more down-to-earth. Fine. Some of Allison's advanced motor ve- to the cold, hicle projects will be more your cup of tea. Like the new M551 General Sheridan, for instance. The powershift transmission, of course, is our specialty, and even cruel world. the gun launcher is an Allison brainchild. There's more. And you can be part of it. Take your time. Check them all. But don't forget Allison. Remember: life can be beautiful . . . even without an heiress. For the complete story, send for Allison's new brochure: Destination Tomorrow. Write Ken Friedlein, Scientific Placement, Dept. 400, Allison Division of General Motors, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206. Come with us and do something meaningful Rack up paper clip after paper clip. As you enjoy the painful search for new ideas. To what end? The satisfaction of getting involved in a company already deeply involved in the world and its people. Our Farm Centers help boost productivity at home and feed the world abroad. Our petroleum products are prime movers on earth, in the stratosphere, in the ionosphere. Our Total Energy applications provide economical power, heat, and light to more and more people. The world-wide demand for new products and applications is constantly accelerating. We're meeting it with new answers to old questions and unique solutions for unique problems. We need your answers, your solutions. In Research and Development, or Manufac- turing, or Marketing, or Administration. And we'll give you the time, the stimulation, the opportunity you need. And we don't skimp on paper clips. STAFF GARY ROMANS editor ARTICLES TOMSCHAFER features editor MAYBE ARMADILLOS WILL FLY THIS YEAR David Eaton 9 JACK SIMMONS business manager FROM THE OTHER EDGE PATH STEPHAYN copy editor Bob Kaatz 11 EDDSIERECKI staff writer WATER-COOLED ELECTRONIC FIGLIGGIE 18 GREG PITNEY staff writer EN- INEERING WORD PLAY 23 BIL1 -WENK staff writer POEMS 30 MIKE FELLBERG staff writer AN ENGINEER'S VOCABULARY 36 ADVISORS J RYDER DEPARTMENTS C MENSENDICK EDITORIAL 5 T FARRELL G y PLACEMENT BUREAU 14 ANDUSEN INDUSTRIAL NEWS 27 BRAIN SPRAINERS 31 ENGRINEERS 35 ADVERTISER'S INDEX 38 Ready for engineering growth? Check the fields of interest to you, and AiResearch, Phoenix will do the rest. You can build a rewarding career in these and other exciting growth fields at AiResearch, Phoenix. Our training program lets you immediately apply your education in laboratory, preliminary design, and development projects. Then, you are assigned to an engineering team working on a project compat- ible with your interest and aptitudes. At AiResearch, Phoenix, you can tackle problems in the design of high-temperature or cryogenic valves; work on secondary power systems for tran- sonic, supersonic, or hypersonic aircraft; advance the state of the art in turbomachinery; or help develop sophisticated systems for missiles, boosters, or manned spacecraft. Interested? Fill in the coupon. We'll send you all the facts about AiResearch, and let you know when our representative will visit your campus. Assessment Of The Goals Of Engineering I. The growing demands upon V. Since engineering students censing principle repre - the profession of engineer- vary widely in preparation, sents a restrictive influ- ing to assume leadership in capacity, interest, and po- ence on flexibility and in- the constructive integration tential contribution, it is novation in e n g i n e e r i n g of technological change and contrary to sound educa- education, the principle it- human fulfillment in a time tional policy to standardize self and the laws on which of accelerating change r e - curricula, degrees, meth- it is based should be re- quires a total of reassess- ods, or periods of instruc- viewed and modifications ment of engineering educa- tion across institutions at considered by the profes- tion. the expense of flexibility, sional and technical so- II. As an instrument of na- e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n , and cieties concerned. tional purpose, engineering wholesome diversity among IX. E n g i n e e r i n g societies education s h o u l d provide and within institutions. should review their role in the formal basis for pre- VI. The educational p r o c e s s the total spectrum of en- paring the nation's engi- d e p e n d s for its success gineering education, re- neering manpower with the upon close interaction be- search, and practice and capability, knowledge, un- tween teacher and student. should develop objectives derstanding, and insight to Steps should be taken to in- and programs responsive to fulfill the technological crease the opportunities for advances in technology and needs of society on a timely this interaction to occur to the needs of the profession and effective basis. Such provide the essential guid- and society. preparation should include ance needed by the student X. Learning is a lifetime pro- the foundations for breadth in maturing as an indi- cess, continuing through all of vision, leadership, and vidual, developing a sense of the formal phases and ex- statesmanship with appro- of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and a tending t h r o u g h o u t the priate disciplinary balance worthwhile set of values, years of professional prac- and flexibility to meet new and in becoming committed tice. It includes the sum of to ideals and a course of all experience outside the tasks and opportunities. action. classroom and instruction III..There are a variety of use- within. The goals of edu- ful patterns for institutional VII. Accreditation of schools of engineering in the future cation should give recog- responsiveness to national nition to this principle and e n g i n e e r i n g educational must be reexamined in light of the need for flexibility emphasize the need to op- goals. Each i n s t i t u t i o n timize a lifetime of learn- should e x a m i n e its r e - and diversity among insti- tutions and programs. Stan- ing. Such opt i m i z at ion sources and identify goals should consider both the ef- most suited to its own r e - dardization beyond a mar- ginal limit of acceptability fectiveness of the pre-col- sources and capabilities. lege preparation and the IV.ToP r e p a r e engineering will retard rather than en- hance the quality and ef- means and methods of ex- students for rapid techno- tending the postcollege edu- logical c h a n g e and for fectiveness of engineering education. cational process over the growing responsibilities in life span of the engineer. industry and government, VIII. To the extent that the li- the emphasis in instruction must be placed m o r e u P° n the development of the po- tential capacities and in- sights in the individual and less upon the transfer of generally P r e scribed con- tent in s t a n d a r d i z e d courses. Twenty-five hundred dollars in cash awards to engineering and metallurgy students. T he Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation announces a $2,500 award competition for the best paper on the subject "How Mechanical and Physical Properties of Impression Die Forgings Are Best Utilized in Designing Forgings for New Applications." First prize, $1,000, plus eight other awards totaling $1,500. Competition is open to senior and graduate engineering and metallurgy students. Length of the paper, 3,000 to 3,500 words. Deadline for completed paper: May 10, 1967. Winner and his faculty advisor will also receive an all-expense-paid trip to Wh.te Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where the award presentation will be made at the 1967 meeting of the Foundation. I or full details (ill in and mail the coupon or write: Opportunities at Anaconda in mining and metallurgy here and abroad, at Anaconda American Brass Co., Anaconda Wire & Cable Co., and Anaconda Aluminum Co. Get off the ground with International Harvester... O f a l l p e o p l e All military transport helicopters in Viet Nam are equipped with International Solar Titan"J gas turbines—auxiliary power for takeoff, landing and hydraulic operations. Gas turbines are one more part of our growing world of power at IH. While our farm equipment business is booming, there are many dif- ferent kinds of opportunities for you at IH. With us, the name of the game is POWER. We apply mechanical power to do an endless number of jobs. We're a leader in construction equipment, a marine engine builder, steelmaker, and the world's leading producer of heavy duty trucks. IH offers more areas for you to grow in than you can imagine. We need agricultural engineers, mechanical, industrial, metallurgical, general, civil and electrical engineers with many diverse talents and interests. We offer you an ideal combination of opportunity, responsibility and individual treatment. How fast and high you climb at International Harvester will be pretty much up to you. MAYBE ARMADILLOS WILL FLY THIS YEAR Two students, John and George, many symphonies he can recog- forty thousand years, tomatoes are involved in a discussion. Both nize, but how well he can think on do fall up? Perhaps tomatoes will are intellectually inclined and his own. Thinking on his own, start falling up this year. Per- well informed, having read many he should not read accounts of haps squirrels will start chasing volumes of philosophy, art, sci- prophecies or ghosts and say dogs next week. Perhaps all the ence, and history. But what are "ridiculous." Rather he should steel in the world will dissolve they saying? John says, " I can't say "interesting" or "maybe tomorrow. Impossible? P r o b - b e serious when I think of those this is true". From there, he ably, but the possibility is there. people who trust in a God that could investigate what might be The important point is that we Personally s u p e r v i s e s every cannot say, "This can never be." the case if an account is true, or We regard a frog as having atom in the universe." George what effects the ideas have on cnuckles in agreement. There is little conception of a man and his own thinking. no conception of the working of no argument, since both are-as- This problem of" assuming too suming that they can base the a screwdriver, a simple tool to much" has more practical as- a man. But consider this: frog Powers of God on those of man. pects. It is sadly common. How This is assuming too much. Cer- is to man as man is to X. What often we check in only one di- concept does man have of X? tainly there a r e man y thin s a s rection when crossing a one-way Consider this: worm is to man as street, ignoring the other pos- man is to Y. What concept does man cannot do, but this does not, sibilities. We drive cars without man have of Y? Consider this: of course, imply that a being of observing cross roads, because mushroom is to man as man is ab higher ility hcould not as well. we have the "right of way". The to Z. What concept does man A man says e is s u r e that highway a c c i d e n t rate would have of Z? The incredibility, the flying saucers are not inter- probably be much lower if every "impossibility" of X is great, of planetary vehicles. Another says driver exchanged thoughts of "he Y greater, of Z still greater. Is he is s u r e t h a t t h e y are- w h a t won't cut in front of me" for "he it not possible that there are many foolishness. We have no way of could cut in front of me, so I things man cannot begin to com- determing a conclusion, so how will be ready." prehend? There is no reason canweform one? Tomatoes never fall up, we that he cannot or should not allow notosophy The howmark well he ofknows the phil- intellectual is argue, but how can we neglect ofSt.Augustine, or how the possibility that, say, every for this possibility. JOIN THE IDEA CORR Right now, hundreds of engineers, chem- ists, and physicists are exploring their own ideas at NCR. We encourage them because we consider idea-people as the backbone of technological advancement in our field of total business system development. And it works. Business Management maga- zine, in its list of "emerging ideas of 1966," credits NCR with two out of seven: pioneering in laser technology for record- ing data, and development of our new PCMI microfilm storage system. Whether you're a seasoned pro, or an ambitious self-starter, and whatever your degree, if the excitement and satisfaction of start-to-finish idea development appeal to you, you'II go far with NCR. And so will your ideas. Here's a good idea to start with: write to T. F. Wade, Executive and Professional Placement, NCR, Dayton, Ohio 45409. An Equal Opportunity Employer. When I was in high school, anything, but I who owed Him rived from it are not primary my math teacher said, "You everything. He had already given considerations at all, these things should go into engineering. It's His Supreme Gift. It was now being t r a n s c e n d e d by the as- the field to go into these days, mine to respond. surance that my labors are being you know." Somewhat intrigued In the months that followed, and will be reimbursed in a most by his challenge and soberly my commitment brought on a abundant fashion. This is a very realizing that I would soon have new conflict. It seemed to me that comforting factor when I con- to make a decision as to whether the concepts of service to God sider that this provision is prom- I would go to college, get a and a career in electronics were ised even beyond the boundaries job at home, or fulfill my mili- mutually exclusive. Finally I re- of time. tary obligation, I initially de- alized that I was not supposed The closely related concept oi cided that perhaps he was right. to change personalities or magi- s u c c e s s comes up quite fre- Engineering, why not? A fast cally acquire new talents, but that quently. Some maintain that it growing field, financial gains ga- God expected me to use what takes ambition, others say edu- lore, a respectable position, op- He had by nature given me. Only cation, the right breaks, and so portunity to use my talents, these then did I begin to find real on. These are certainly all in- were the ideas which raced f u l f i l l m e n t in my electronics volved as ingredients, but the through my mind. work. When the time came to de- After being discharged from cide, I enrolled at a large, the service, I tried to enroll prominent engineering college, in college once again, this time and the grind began. It was soon with the conviction that my train- apparent that I was lacking in ing was going to be used, not conviction and maturity, the r e - for me, but for my Lord. How- sult being that my major was ever, admission came only after largely social rather than tech- great perseverance on my part, nical. The second and more con- because of my previous college sequential result was that I was record. asked to withdraw from school Now that I'm back in school because of poor academics. again, I find that my whole per- Seeking to soothe my wounds, s p e c t i v e h a s changed. One I joined the service where I provlem which has been solved could both hide and start afresh. is that of a goal. Previously, Once again I entered the field my decision to study engineer- of electronics, and was given ex- ing had been based mainly on tensive training. This early taste the opinions of others, and on of success convinced me that all the pressures which society has actual attainment of success is the "boozing around" I had done brought to bear concerning a such a relative matter. It de- in college had cost me quite a young man's future. All this was pends on where you are, who lot. Later, I was given the quite unreal, because I had not evaluates you, what you are do opportunity to attend Officers' really looked at myself as an ing, and some other things J Training School, and the road individual. Having come into a haven't thought of. Success is a seemed clear, except for that vital relationship with the Crea- very elusive thing, such that on bad college record. I conven- tor, Who made me and alone may never know whether he ha iently "forgot" to report that really knows me, I have confi- succeeded or not and so som record. On the last day of school dence in His ability to lead me tensions arise. These tension Il was rudely shocked with the dis- into the greatest possible ful- go away if I realize that as ] covery that they had found me fillment of myself. With this as am obedient to God, I've already out. I Was expelled immediately my goal, I can yield my apti- succ e e d e d. Abraham Lincoln and reassigned to my previous tudes and abilities to be used once said, "I am not bound to dunes in electronics in any way whatever by God succeed but I am bound to live I thought the world had come and have absolute peace about up to what light I have." This to an end for me, and in some seems to be the heart of the mat- it. ter — obedience to God. respects, perhaps it had. I had Often the thought comes to had my f i l 1 o f a 1 1 t h e short mind of money and security. It is a continual joy for me cuts and activities which had kept Who doesn't think of these things? as I study in engineering to be me from t hreaching my goals. It is one thing to think about able to see more and more how It was at i s Particular time them and quite another to be marvelous this world is. Things that I was confronted with the dominated by them. In my re- like the order that exists in the fact that God had not been in- universe, the power involved in cent past, for the most part, many of the processes that go I had thought only of the mone- on around us. or the intricate tary aspects of my future career. nature of these processes are Engineering, being a very lucra- brought up. Even though it is tive field, was always high on possible to regard these things my list of possible professions. by themselves apart from God, The stress laid upon finances to- they seem incomplete or some- day is amazing, and it would ap- what discontinuous to me unless pear at first that if one has money, all will be well. I find cluded in any of my well laid that money and the security de- plans, and in my hurry to suc- ceed, I had not considered the aspect of eternity. At first, the it whatwas idea onGradually Ime should of notseemed God's God owe I having had who impertinent, Him to owed admit any anything? claim that me for what's so special about Collins? Unusual career opportunities? Fringe benefits? Which leads to another speciality: state-of-the-art Ideal locations? Exciting work? Advancement poten- communication systems. Collins' record of "firsts tial? over the years is an enviable one: single sideband Well, almost every industrial concern can offer development, space communication systems, air- those. craft all-weather landing systems, high-speed data We can show you dozens of photographs of ca- communication and message switching networks- reer people working at Collins, using the finest to name a few. facilities and tools available. But that isn't the whole Collins story. We suggest you contact Collins' representative when he's on campus. And contact your college You see, one of our biggest specialities is you. Your speciality is special at Collins. Every major placement officer for details. engineering breakthrough at Collins can be traced The rest of the Collins story? We frankly can't tell to an individual specialist or team of specialists. you at this moment. You'll be writing it. The following is a tentative Aluminum Extrusion Inc. listing of companies interviewing Polymer International Corp. Engineering majors during the Oriko Pharmaceutical Corp. months of April and May, 1967. Associated Spring Corp. Each Monday of the regular term Burroughs Wellcome & Co. the Placement Bureau publishes a bulleting containing the com- Week of April 24-28 panies interviewing and majors Federal Power Commission and degree levels sought for the Guardsmark, Inc. following week. This bulletin is Avis Industrial Corp. the most r e l i a b l e source of Placement Bureau information. Week of May 1-5 Appointments should be arranged Factory Mutual Engineering Div. at least two days prior to the time of interview. Keeler Brass Co. Week of May 8-12 Week of April 3-7 Burroughs Wellcome & Co. IBM General Motors Vitro Labs Naval Civil Engineering Lab Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. Miles Lab General Telephone & Electronics McGill Manufacturing, Inc. Hawaii Telephone Company Week of April 10-14 General Electric IBM Twin Disc Clutch Co. National Water Quality Lab Tee Pak, Inc. A.T.&T. Long Lines Lyband Ross Week of April 17-21 General Magnetic Corp. Vestal Chemical Lab Fisher Body — Div. of G.M. Corning Glass Works Abex Corp. General Motors Technical Center Continental Motors Corp. Mechanical Handling Systems Electro — Voice RCA General Cable Co. Roche Laboratories Automatic Signal McDowell Wellman Engineering Corp. What turns you on? If you're ambitious, flexible and imaginative, well trained in Responsibility? Professional Recognition? Financial Reward? We know of no company better able, or more chemistry, physics, chemical, electrical or mechanical en- Posed,to satisfy thesegoals than Celanese Corporation. gineering, marketing, finance, accounting or industrial re- Why Celanese? Yo lations, we'd like to talk to you—regardless of your military u'll be working for a young company commitments. And you'll like what you see at Celanese. that's growing fast-and "plans" to keep growing. 1965 Discuss us with your faculty and Placement Officer and see sales rose 23% to over $860 million. Our future planned our representative when he is on your cam- grothth depends on our ability to attract top-notch people pus. Or write to: John B. Kuhn, Manager of who can grow with us. University Recruitment, Celanese Corpora- Sound9 o o d ? l f y ° u f e e l you can perform in our fast- tion, 522 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10036. lnt moving, ellectually demanding environment, it should. Step right into the picture on a marine propulsion prob- lem. Or into our nuclear fuel laboratory. Or the design of We started in boilers and steam generation, then one of the biggest boilers ever built in America. moved on to atomic power stations, nuclear marine pro- Tomorrow, who knows? You could be on the B &W team pulsion, refractories, specialty steel, computers and control that launches an entirely new product. systems, closed circuit TV and specialty machine tools. We're big enough ($480 million last year) to take on (We still make the best boiler in America.) some pretty exciting projects. But small enough to give you Want to talk about the future? Your future? See your a challenging job, not just desk space. placement officer. Or write to Manager, College Recruit- Come grow with us at Babcock & Wilcox. ing, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, 161 East 42nd St.. New York, N.Y. 10017. A good place to work and grow. In the last year alone, hundreds of new synthetic materials and metal alloys, both ferrous and non- ferrous, have been developed. In this avalanche of new materials, how can a scientist best search the literature to do original work without duplicating someone else's effort and wasting his own valuable time? One answer may be Graphic Communications How many new that can give him all the known facts on a specific subject from a central memory bank. microcircuit packaging ideas Presenting knowledge in many forms quickly and cheaply to millions who are remote from it today is a Xerox goal. Our aim is to get information from ...new system configurations man to machine and back to man within seconds. We're close to it. We're already working on exciting ...and punctured new concepts of communications such as 3-dimen- sional imaging, color xerography and global trans- mission of images through computer systems. All trial balloons will we need, designed to condense the information explosion and transmit its ideas at speed approximating real- to spare this Milan scientist time. This is our aim. Why not pursue it with us. an experiment Your degree in Engineering, Science, Statistics or Mathematics can qualify you for openings at Xerox he doesn't need. in fundamental and applied research, engineering, manufacturing, programming and marketing/sales. To learn more, see your Placement Director or write to Mr. Stephen G. Crawford, Xerox Corporation, P.O. Box 1540, Rochester, New York 14603. Continued expansion of our military and commercial business provides openings for virtually every technical talent. As you contemplate one of the most important decisions of your life, we suggest you consider career oppor- tunities at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Like most everyone else, we offer all of the usual " f r i n g e " benefits, in- cluding our Corporation-financed Graduate Education Program. But, far more important to you and your f u - ture, is the wide-open opportunity for professional growth with a company that enjoys an enviable record of stability in the dynamic atmosphere of aerospace technology. And make no mistake about it . . . you'll get a solid feeling of satisfaction from your contribution to our nation's economic growth and to its national defense as well. Your degree can be a B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in: MECHAN- ICAL,AERONAUTICAL,CHEMICAL, CIVIL (structures oriented), E L E C T R I C A L , MARINE, and METALLURGI- CALE n g i n E E R I N G* ENGINEERING MECHANICS, APPLIEDMATHEMATICS,CERAMICS, PHYSICS and ENGINEERING PHYSICS. Forfurtherinformationconcerning a career with Pratt &WhitneyAircraft,.consult your college placement officer-r write Mr. William L. Stoner, Engineering Department,Pratt&Whitney Aircraftl East Hartford. Connecticut 06108. We'd like to clear up what appears to be a misunderstanding. It is somewhat working for us. Over 6 thousand Western Electric doesn't make buggy popular on campus to decry a business have attended schools in 41 states whips. We make advanced communi- career on the grounds that you stop under this plan. We refund more cations equipment. And the Bell tele- learning once you start working for than $1 million in tuition costs phone network will need even more Cliche Nuts & Bolts. to employees a year. sophisticated devices by the time your That idea is groundless. To name another program: ad- fifth reunion rolls around. The state of We can't speak for Cliche, but we vanced engineering study, under the art, never static, is where the action is can for ourselves — Western Electric, the direction of Lehigh Univer- At Western Electric, what's happen- the manufacturing and supply unit of sity, is conducted at our Engi- ing is the excitement and satisfaction the Bell System. 6 out of 10 college neering R e s e a r c h C e n t e r in of continued doing and learning.Ifthis graduates who have joined us over the Princeton, N.J. Selected employ- happens to appeal to you, no matter past 10 years, for example, have con- ees are sent there from all over what degree you're aiming for, check tinued their higher education. the country for two year's con- us out. And grab a piece of the action. How're these for openers: centrated study leading to a mas- W.E.'s Tuition Refund Plan lets ter's degree. employees pursue degrees while The challenge of torpedo propulsion at Sundstrand includes design, de- Home in on velopment, qualification, and initial production of sophisticated propulsion torpedo propulsion systems for advanced design torpe- does. These programs involve high- at Sundstrand speed turbo-machinery for both open- and closed-cycle systems, and experi- mental work with the latest high- performance fuels suitable for torpedo propulsion. Sundstrand offers excellent career opportunities. Sundstrand engineers work on a variety of projects under ex- cellent working conditions, enjoy defi- nite project responsibility and follow- through. Consistent emphasis on engi- neering results in a sizable investment in research and development. Our new special test facility in Rockford, III., provides unmatched capability for R&D and production testing of Otto-fueled, open-cycle torpedo propulsion systems; closed-cycle organic Rankine-cycle Positions now open in the power systems; miniature missile pow- er units burning hydrazine propellants. following areas: Consider a career at Sundstrand. We Turbo-machinery and thermodynamics employ nearly 6000 pecpie, enjoy ap- Now that you know something about Combustion engineering proximately $100 million annual sales— Gear design and manufacture us, how about letting us know a steadily growing, medium sized com- Aircraft hydraulic pump pany, on the move! Torpedo propulsion, something about you? and motor development thermodynamics, supersonic transport, Talk with the Sundstrand Employment Acoustics engineering solid-state electronics, isotope power Manager when he visits your campus Bearing design for space vehicles, hydro- on March 9 Circuit design and electronic packaging static transmissions for Application engineering vehicle propulsion—these Or, send your resume in confidence to Vehicle transmission design are the tomorrow-oriented Electrical test equipment SUNDSTRAND PERSONNEL CENTER fields we investigate. Manufacturing engineering Join us! 1401 23rd Avenue, Rockford,Ill.61101 An equal opportunity employer The way we look at it (not only here ^ occur in nuclear shielding design; in at Electric Boat Division, but in heat transfer efficiency; in sound and General Dynamics as a whole) vibration control; in new materials; in good e m p l o y e s - p r o p e r l y p l a c e d , rams ever offered by any company, to chemically based life support systems; trained and motivated-are our fastest encourage continued academic profi- or in a dozen other areas. And because growing asset. So, right from the start, ciency. Hundreds of people in our Di- of the close collaboration among men well be doing everything in our power vision participate each year. of many different technical disciplines, to help you develop your full potential But the thing that gives this approach your thinking might spark a new idea through a strongly-implemented man- of ours real point is the challenge and in any one of them. Just as their think- agement-sponsored p r o g r a m t h a t excitement of the field you'll be work- ing might spark yours. makes your professional development ing in—Oceanology—a field as new as Living and working in Groton, Con- a matter of planning, not chance. the Aerospace industry was new a necticut is a rewarding experience in This program, called "people devel- dozen years ago, and as promising; a itself. For in this unique nautical com- munity you are not only close to the opment", is designed to spot your spe- field that encompasses every means of men and women who build and sail cial capabilities-to help you move, to undersea operation and exploration submarines, but to all the abundant Progress, even to change your product known to man. pleasures of the sea. (Not that you're area or technical discipline if that's what And here, whether you're working on far from more metropolitan pleasures ittakestoincrease the certainty of your a deep diving research vehicle or an if that's your preference.) success. Part of the program is a philos- atomic sub, the opportunities for inno- ophy that charges each supervisor, vation (as well as growth for the inno- whatever his level, with developing his vative) are endless. For instance, every own rePlacement. And our supervisors atomic submarine we build is treated are adept at recognizing individual as a new and different problem. Even achievement and calling appropriate at- ships in the same class differ since tention to it. Part of it, too, is one of the each succeeding one is, in fact, the most extensive and far-sighted educa- state-of-the-art at the time we're build- tional, study and post graduate pro- ing it. Within any sub, advances might Have you heard about all the opportunities for engineers and other technical graduates at Bethlehem Steel? You'll find a great deal more information in our booklet, "Careers with Bethlehem Steel and the Loop Course." You can obtain a copy at your Placement Office, or drop a postcard to Manager of Personnel, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, Pa. 18016. An equal opportunity employer in the Plans for Progress Program Industrial News Flexible, jacketed glass fibers for light transmission in single lengths up to 10 000 feet are available from Corning Glass Works. The fibers are jacketed in tough plastic for ease in handling and for use in automated processing equip- ment. Corning flexible glass fibers can be twisted and flexed without interrup- tion of light transmission. Applications for high temperature resistant glass fibers include transmission of remote light or optical data in instrumentation, processing, inspection, and illumination systems. Initial selling price is 10 cents per foot in quantities of 50,000 feet. As volume increases, the price will loll to five cents or less per foot, depending on quantity and specifications, Corning said. Ten buses equipped with experimental catalytic mufflers have been delivered to the New York City Transit Authority by GMC Truck & Coach Division of General Motors for further evaluation in the field of diesel bus exhaust odor control. . The vehicles were among the last of 682 GMC buses ordered by New York last fall in a long-range program to modernize its transportation system. .. GMC Chief Engineer Harold 0 . Flynn said the muffler's catalyst consists of chemically coated ceramic THEFLOWof hot exhaust gases through the muffler activates the pellets to promote the oxidation of unburned hydrocarbons and also agitates them to reduce buildup in the catalytic bed. Mufflers similar to those being placed in New York are being evaluated ,n several otherselected bus fleets. In Detroit, they have operated for more than 40,000 miles w.thout limiting engine performance or requiting the addition of new catalytic pellets. Inadditiontothecatalyticmufflerdevelopment,Flynnsaid that GMC Truck & Coach Division is con- ducintg research in pther area. Theyincludetheinvestigationoffuel additives and masking agents, recirculation of exhaust gases, exhaust dispersion d e v i c e s , after-burners, design of injection and combustion systems, air injection, air induction i n c l u d i n g s w i r l , engine lubricant efforts, and combustion chamber shapes. He said d e v e l o p m e n t ^ t h e ' n e w experimental c a t a l y t i c mufflers w a s a , o , n venture, with the W.R, Grace & Company of B a l t i m o r e , M d . , supplying the catalyst and Nelson Muttler Company Wise., providing the m u f f l e r s . How do you make coin material — without silver — that a vending machine can't tell from a conventional silver quarter? 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See your college ponents and Devices-you will find that RCA has set placement director, or write to College Relations, standards of engineering excellence, in an environment Radio Corporation of America, Cherry Hill, New for learning, that is second to none - Jersey 08101. EE, ME and IE opportunities exist for all degree Whatever your field of interest-we would like to levels in every phase of research, design and develop- hear from you. ment, information systems, manufacturing, computer marketing, and purchasing with RCA. Another consideration — we believe in individual growth. There are training programs, graduate educa- tionprograms,and in-house courses-all designed to encourage your individual development and growth. NUTCH What lust hath the lowly jellyroll, None more banal than a stale fig newton. Sincerity is a soggy oreo, Extinction the belly button of an oatmeal cookie. Jack Simmons ODE. TO A GROUND WIRE Oh to thee oh ground wire. You coverme when I need you; Like my mother of the womb. You are totally jundemental, liasic You are the commonest. Not even the Marxian Proletariat Cover the chassis like you. To he positive and negative At different times; Only you. Only you: Con be at once once, Then neether niither later. To be in the nitty-gritty, Down in the earth Strong, sweet, brown and fundamental, Earth Your brothers capacitor. Resistor, or semi-conductor Never get down THERE To be isolated in the cabinet; Yet be so Ontologically there. In the case, but out In the earth: So Earthy is to BE John Henry Dekker BRAIN SPRAINERS Editors note: Answers to the the first by some general rule dependence. following problems will appear which holds for the entire 2. Both fighters flew the same in the May issue. group. Find the general rule d i s t a n c e , 400 miles, since and the number to go with the each flew for 240/300 hours 1. Find the digit represented by last pair in each set. during the operation. each letter in this multiplica- a) 5-52,6-63,7-94,9-18,8-? 3. 6 cuts. No matter how the tion problem. No two letters b) 5-56,6-87,7-19,8-401,9-? cutting is done, the faces of represent the same number c) 11-121,12-144,13-169,14, the central cube must result and no letter represents two 1861,16-1273,15-? from seperate cuts. The job numbers. 3. How many multiples of 11 are may be done without any piling. LYNDON there from one to one trillion 4. The garrison had 49,500 lbs. B that are even and also squares? of bread. JOHNSON 5. The computation is in the Answers to January's Problems duodecimal scale (to the base 2. Below are given three sets of numbers. In each set the sec- 1. Smith forgets to bring his 12), so 1/5 of 10 is 2 2/5. ond number is derived from wife flowers; there is no in- 6. Not always. 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