> The author of this would have his answer if he understood the IQ floor necessary to be a good engineer, access to computers at a young age and willingness to

> The author of this would have his answer if he understood the IQ floor necessary to be a good engineer, access to computers at a young age and willingness to troubleshoot obscure problems is relatively rare in the population. The author is Phil Greenspun (http://philip.greenspun.com/ http://philip.greenspun.com/) -- I'm pretty sure he gets what's required.