Role of Scientists and Engineers in the Modern World
Providing the catalyst of both collaborative and disruptive innovation, scientists and engineers have a critical mission in the modern world. They need to be the champions of change in every industry they touch with research, innovation and a continual emphasis on improving processes, products and technologies. Now given the continual economic turbulence globally, the role of scientists and engineers as the creators and enablers is to create new concepts, products and innovations that have the potential to deliver positive economic disruption from the status quo as well. Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of knowledge management and specifically contextual computing [1].
Scientist: William Shockley Without a Man Whom
This is a simple biography of William Shockley, the inventor of the transistor. It details Shockley's life, how and why he invented the transistor, and the effects of the transistor on modern life. It concludes with a poster depicting Shockley's achievements and a discussion of future ideas of inventions that could change modern life, although few inventions will be able to compare with the transistor.