CSI: Route 128 Engineers, the TV show

January 31, 2008

I askd Professor and former engineering dean Tom Magnanti of MIT the following: If he could wave a magic wand, what improvements would he bring to engineering education in the U.S. He gave me a couple of serious answers, but his best was CSI: Route 128 Engineers (I added CSI). Yes, he would inspire more interest in engineering by creating an hour long series that glorify engineers in the same we’ve been getting it ad nauseum about cops, lawyerrs and firefighters. And he promises that the male engineer would get the girl and vice versa.

Duh, why didn’t I think of that!

Posted by John Dodge on January 31, 2008 | Comments (1)

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February 29, 2008

In response to: CSI: Route 128 Engineers, the TV show
Undetermined commented:

I''d watch it (as long as it was actually interesting!).

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