On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:45:13 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Sep 23, 1:53*am, Curly Surmudgeon wrote:

* *Bull. *It was the same degree for people who design electronics.

Bull. *Two distinct degrees.

--
Regards, Curly

Two distinct degrees NOW. But the statement " It WAS the
same ............" is absolutely true.

Dan

Yup. At Michigan Tech there was "communications option" and "power
option" differing in a few courses, but the degrees awarded were the
same: BSEE (or MSEE).

A director of engineering at GM once told me that the value of
engineers wasn't what they knew as found, but what they could learn
and continue to learn throughout a career. He was responding to my
question re why an automobile company (in a time when the only
electronic device in a car was the radio) would hire EE's. He said
because they could learn whateverthehell they decided to learn,
including design of engines and transmissions.

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:22:46 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:45:13 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Sep 23, 1:53*am, Curly Surmudgeon wrote:

* *Bull. *It was the same degree for people who design electronics.

Bull. *Two distinct degrees.

--
Regards, Curly

Two distinct degrees NOW. But the statement " It WAS the
same ............" is absolutely true.

Dan

Yup. At Michigan Tech there was "communications option" and "power
option" differing in a few courses, but the degrees awarded were the
same: BSEE (or MSEE).

You went to Tech by heck??

I spent a bit of time there..Houghton.

A director of engineering at GM once told me that the value of
engineers wasn't what they knew as found, but what they could learn
and continue to learn throughout a career. He was responding to my
question re why an automobile company (in a time when the only
electronic device in a car was the radio) would hire EE's. He said
because they could learn whateverthehell they decided to learn,
including design of engines and transmissions.


I am the Sword of my Family
and the Shield of my Nation.
If sent, I will crush everything you have built,
burn everything you love,
and kill every one of you.
(Hebrew quote)

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:09:47 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:58:44 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:



Yup. At Michigan Tech there was "communications option" and "power
option" differing in a few courses, but the degrees awarded were the
same: BSEE (or MSEE).

You went to Tech by heck??

I spent a bit of time there..Houghton.

Ja.

Wow, I've heard stories of snow cows, and the universal complaint "OH,
NO!! NOT THE TASTEE-FREEZE!!! And the three kinds of students, the
winter sports nuts, drunken party animals, and those not coming back.

I once worked with a native Ugandan whose first experience of the
United States was obtaining a chemical engineering degree from
Michigan Tech. He refused to even go to Michigan after that.

Pete Keillor

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:09:47 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:58:44 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:



Yup. At Michigan Tech there was "communications option" and "power
option" differing in a few courses, but the degrees awarded were the
same: BSEE (or MSEE).

You went to Tech by heck??

I spent a bit of time there..Houghton.

Ja.

My family was from Houghton, and Calumet. I lived in Hancock until I
was 9 or so.

The family home was right across the street from the science buildings
as I recall.

When they added to the campus about 20 yrs ago..they took out the big
old 3 story (plus basement) home and about 20 other buildings and homes.

Grandpa ran the Swift Meats distributorship for nearly 50 yrs up there.
I took a few classes at the Tech after I came home from overseas.


Gunner


I am the Sword of my Family
and the Shield of my Nation.
If sent, I will crush everything you have built,
burn everything you love,
and kill every one of you.
(Hebrew quote)

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:49:53 -0500, Pete Keillor
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:09:47 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:58:44 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:



Yup. At Michigan Tech there was "communications option" and "power
option" differing in a few courses, but the degrees awarded were the
same: BSEE (or MSEE).

You went to Tech by heck??

I spent a bit of time there..Houghton.

Ja.

Wow, I've heard stories of snow cows, and the universal complaint "OH,
NO!! NOT THE TASTEE-FREEZE!!! And the three kinds of students, the
winter sports nuts, drunken party animals, and those not coming back.

I once worked with a native Ugandan whose first experience of the
United States was obtaining a chemical engineering degree from
Michigan Tech. He refused to even go to Michigan after that.

Pete Keillor

Since the average snow fall there is about 220 inches a year..its not
surprising he got a surprise his first winter..that he didnt much care
for.




I am the Sword of my Family
and the Shield of my Nation.
If sent, I will crush everything you have built,
burn everything you love,
and kill every one of you.
(Hebrew quote)

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:26:52 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:09:47 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:58:44 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:



Yup. At Michigan Tech there was "communications option" and "power
option" differing in a few courses, but the degrees awarded were the
same: BSEE (or MSEE).

You went to Tech by heck??

I spent a bit of time there..Houghton.

Ja.

My family was from Houghton, and Calumet. I lived in Hancock until I
was 9 or so.

The family home was right across the street from the science buildings
as I recall.

When they added to the campus about 20 yrs ago..they took out the big
old 3 story (plus basement) home and about 20 other buildings and homes.

Grandpa ran the Swift Meats distributorship for nearly 50 yrs up there.
I took a few classes at the Tech after I came home from overseas.


Gunner

Had a date with a girl from Calumet. We went up there to pick her up
at her home. She didn't say a word on the ride back. As we were
coming down the hill into Hancock, I said, "Paula, you're awfully
quiet!" She said, "I vas listening, eh. Holy gow, haf yoos kies
godda ACK-sent!"

On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:54:06 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:26:52 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:09:47 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:58:44 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:



Yup. At Michigan Tech there was "communications option" and "power
option" differing in a few courses, but the degrees awarded were the
same: BSEE (or MSEE).

You went to Tech by heck??

I spent a bit of time there..Houghton.

Ja.

My family was from Houghton, and Calumet. I lived in Hancock until I
was 9 or so.

The family home was right across the street from the science buildings
as I recall.

When they added to the campus about 20 yrs ago..they took out the big
old 3 story (plus basement) home and about 20 other buildings and homes.

Grandpa ran the Swift Meats distributorship for nearly 50 yrs up there.
I took a few classes at the Tech after I came home from overseas.


Gunner

Had a date with a girl from Calumet. We went up there to pick her up
at her home. She didn't say a word on the ride back. As we were
coming down the hill into Hancock, I said, "Paula, you're awfully
quiet!" She said, "I vas listening, eh. Holy gow, haf yoos kies
godda ACK-sent!"

Oh fer shure eh!

Gunner


I am the Sword of my Family
and the Shield of my Nation.
If sent, I will crush everything you have built,
burn everything you love,
and kill every one of you.
(Hebrew quote)