By Jay Alexander, Chief Technology Officer, Keysight Technologies
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It starts with digital transformation, the megatrend affecting virtually all parts of today's economy. All things digital are the essential enablers of the longstanding vision of "everyone and everything, connected". This enablement has been happening for a long time, and in many cases has followed a phased progression, starting with curious early adopters willing to experiment, and continuing on to acceptance by the cautious mainstream.
Today is my 35th service anniversary. Abraham Lincoln's topic gave rise to a more impressive numerical expression than mine, but still, wow, where did the time go? I had kept a decent "scrapbook" folder over the years that could have helped answer that question, but it burned up in the 2017 fire. I did find a couple interesting items in a file at my Keysight office that may prompt a smile.
Some interconnected themes seem to have converged in my brain this February. A framed certificate reminds me that 30 years ago this month I earned my Professional Engineering license back in Colorado. I remember that I had to drive to Denver on two different occasions for 8-hour exams, and also provide evidence of completing progressively more challenging assignments at work.
A big shout-out to the world's women engineers today! I'm actually posting this on the evening of the 22nd here in CA as it's already the 23rd in Europe and Asia. Now in its seventh year, INWED is celebrated on June 23rd because it was on that date in 1919 (yes, 101 years ago) that the Women's Engineering Society was founded in Birmingham, England.
From medical professionals to electrical engineers and computer scientists, we're seeing experts across a wide range of disciplines stepping up to face the challenges that coronavirus presents to our society. The coronavirus detection research happening at the Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great example, and measurement is playing a significant role.
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From medical professionals to electrical engineers and computer scientists, we're seeing experts across a wide range of disciplines stepping up to face the challenges that coronavirus presents to our society. The coronavirus detection research happening at the Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great example, and measurement is playing a significant role.
As part of Engineers Week, this past Saturday Keysight’s Santa Rosa, CA headquarters hosted our annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) event. We’ve been doing these for over 15 years now, and this one was the best yet! 100 girls and young women from 6th through 12th grades gathered for six hours of fun, team-based learning, where the project involved radio transmissions, secret codes, cryptexes, and a competition to discover the name of a famous female engineer.
