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IEEE Spectrum February 2005	Bill Woodcock: On an Internet Odyssey The research director for the San Francisco-based nonprofit Packet Clearing House is only 33, but he already has two decades of experience in computer networking and has solidly proved that engineering can be an adventure.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Erico Guizzo	Claude Gagnon: The All-Terrain Engineer The design project manager was out in the woods of southeastern Canada to push some machines to the limit and evaluate their performance, from the ergonomics of their seats to their maneuverability across various terrains.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005	Dale Gardener: The Modern Mariner As electrical superintendent of Cunard, Gardener oversees the electrical engineers on both the Queen Mary 2, the largest and most technically complex ocean liner ever built, and the Queen Elizabeth 2, the longest-serving ocean liner in Cunard's history.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Jean Kumagai	Craig Nance: Engineer to the Stars As far back as he can remember, Craig Nance has loved two things: astronomy and electronics. So as the facility engineer for the world's largest optical/infrared telescopes, he is a happy man indeed.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005	Keith Donovan: The Tintinnabulator As chief engineer for The Verdin Co., in Cincinnati, one of the leading makers of bell and clock towers, Donovan oversees the design and installation of often highly customized systems. It's a small and rarefied industry.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Linda Geppert	Ossi Oikarinen: At the Races Professional race EEs are a small group; in the very highest ranks of Formula 1 racing, there are only about 30 race engineers--roughly one for every car competing in the Grand Prix series.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Carol Ezzell Webb	The Body Shops Part human, part machine, replacement organs may one day extend your life
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 Tim Shorrock	U.S. Deploys Missile Defense System The rockets may not glare and bombs may not burst in the air but the Bush administration is forging ahead with construction of what it terms an "operational" missile defense system.
Wired February 2005 Charles Graeber	The Lock Busters They've never met a padlock - or six-pin paracentric cylinder - they couldn't crack. Live, from the lock-picking championship of the world.
Technology Research News January 26, 2005 Eric Smalley	Nano Bridge Builds Logic Researchers from the Japanese National Institute for Materials Science have given an old technology -- the mechanical electric switch -- a quantum update.
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