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"Flash of Genius" movie
I'm seeing previews for the movie about the invention of intermittent wipers
in '63. Think how things have changed in 45 years. Today, a manager at a design firm would tell a group of engineers to design such a system and have several designs on his desk by the end of the day. True, they didn't have 555s in '63. So, is it that a unique idea is a lot more important than the actual design? If you remember some of my previous posts about nurturing ideas that lead to designs, this has been an area of extreme interest to me. In the movie, it looks like Ford screws the idea/design guy, which makes me sick. Designers and model builders need more respect but idea guys need to be revered! (coming from a guy that has had very, very few, if any, original ideas) |
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