I remember a class I took when I was studying for my BSEE. It had to do with the necessity of maintaining a lab notebook, of filling it out properly, and making

I remember a class I took when I was studying for my BSEE. It had to do with the necessity of maintaining a lab notebook, of filling it out properly, and making sure to sign and date entries. The purpose was to maintain a documented history showing how efforts in the lab led from some basic principals to a patentable invention. The example was a few pages taken from Bardeen's notebook at the point where they finally were able to create a working transistor. Who knows when your work is going to change the world!