[net.general] Engineers Unite!

wm (06/19/82)

I recall someone posting an article to the net a while back who claimed
that they were ashamed to be an engineer.  I think it had something to
do with being ignored at parties since everyone knows that engineers
are crashing bores and make bad role models.  Anyway, fear not!  The
achievements of engineers are finally being noted (and not a moment too
soon!).  All you engineers, prepare to be the life of the party, for,
according to the July 1982 issue of the IEEE newsletter (The Institute)

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	1983 POSTAGE STAMPS TO HONOR FOUR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

The U.S. Postal Service has announced that a block of four comemorative
stamps honoring great electrical engineers will be issued in 1983.  The
release of these stamps, which was sparked by a request by the IEEE
Centennial Task Force, will be the first of the IEEE's 1