You Might Be An Engineer If...You Played With These Toys

What makes you an engineer? Your profession goes way beyond education. Just look at your childhood toys.

Rob Spiegel

February 7, 2020

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You Might Be An Engineer If...You Played With These Toys
The Erector Set is just the starting point. These toys were the building blocks of the inquisitive engineering psyche.Vintage Erector Set A.C. Gilbert Erector SetThis is a shot from one that is offered on eBay. So, if you mom threw yours out when you went off to college, you can replace it. (Image source: A.C. Gilbert)

Rob Spiegel has covered automation and control for 19 years, 17 of them for Design News. Other topics he has covered include supply chain technology, alternative energy, and cyber security. For 10 years, he was owner and publisher of the food magazine Chile Pepper.

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About the Author

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer and hired on full-time in 2011. He covers automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to Design News, he worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He has contributed to a wide range of industrial technology publications, including Automation World, Supply Chain Management Review, and Logistics Management. He is the author of six books.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication.

As well as writing for Design News, Rob also participates in IME shows, webinars, and ebooks.

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