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> For example, I'm interested in the transition between trial-and-error seat of the pants engineering and mathematically based engineering. It is difficult to
by rjsw 8y ago
> For example, I'm interested in the transition between trial-and-error seat of the pants engineering and mathematically based engineering.
It is difficult to know how best to document this kind of thing, the people who know about it probably don't want to write books or create their own websites.
My grandfather was responsible for part of the engineering side of the early British radar equipment, Wikipedia only really describes the scientific experiments that led up to it. I have plenty of stuff that I could add that he told me when teaching me electronics when I was a kid, but I would expect it to get deleted if I can't point at an external source.
- nikanj 8y agoPost the extra stuff to your blog, then cite that blog on Wikipedia.
- larrydag 8y agoThe early British radar used during WWII was some amazing fetes of engineering and mathematics. Some of the beginnings of Operations Research. https://www.britannica.com/topic/operations-research/History https://www.britannica.com/topic/operations-research/History
- WalterBright 8y agoPlease write it anyway. It's important history. Just be straightforward about how you came by this information. Heck, I'd like to read it as well! I know some things about the air war in WW2 told to me by my father (B17 navigator) that I've never seen in any history. I write about them once in a while on the internet. For example, the air crews would squat on their flak jackets instead of wearing them, for the simple reason that the trajectory of the flak shrapnel was mostly upwards.