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I knew it wasn’t. I’ve seen the engineering plat drawings. Surely was not overnight but a cumulative effort of many engineers of many disciplines over many de
by egberts1 4y ago
I knew it wasn’t. I’ve seen the engineering plat drawings.
Surely was not overnight but a cumulative effort of many engineers of many disciplines over many decades.
Most notably the airframe framework which makes its longevity more than possible.
Will not stoop to a simplistic clickbait.
- ip26 4y agoWe love to gloss over the implementation phase of design and valorize the concept phase. I theorize it’s because implementation is a lot more work, and usually lacks a singular hero figure. We make exceptions when there is; see Woz.
- egberts1 4y agoWoz is about leveraging technology at low cost. There are many Woz-like but unheralded program managers that have leverage the vaunted B-52 airframe into something beyond its original purpose. It is about Woz and a garage business that got its unique notoriety.