Book Synopsis
From a hod to an odd EM wave
A memoir It charts an unconventional engineering career spanning multiple continents and decades, offering unique insights rarely found in traditional engineering literature. It contains much humor and many struggles. It starts at the age of 15 on a building site in England (on the hod) and ends as a distinguished engineer finding a unique EM wave.
The memoir is of engineering persistence and human discovery It provides reminiscences on the human dimension of an engineering career.
From a hod to an odd EM wave is an unflinching focus on the human interactions found in engineering practice. It documents the personalities, workplace politics, and ethical challenges that shape technical work. There is an account of Rudolf Vrba, one of only four people to escape Auschwitz, and working alongside him, at the Medical Research Council.
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