Inventors Must Be Skeptics Says DeSimone
Daniel DeSimone of the U S Department of Commerce told a Southern Illinois University audience that inventors must be skeptics to challenge the established order. He noted only five percent of invention is turning ideas into reality while the rest covers development and marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Daniel DeSimone
Office of Invention and Innovation
U.S. Department of Commerce
DeSimone
Shaw Cites Food Needs and World Shortage Cure
U S Department of Agriculture official Ron T. Shaw told the School of Technology dedication program that the world faces a growing food shortage as populations rise. He urged rapid adoption of agricultural advances, noting 50 years of U S research behind postwar gains and slow uptake of new production methods, while pointing to oilseed research abroad as a potential aid.
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United States
Byron T. Shaw
U.S. Department of Agriculture
School of Technology
Shaw
U.S
Army Engineers Use Billions For National Public Works
Col James B Meanor Jr and a panel spoke at Southern Illinois University outlining how Army engineers have spent billions on national projects. Tasks include transportation, river navigation, flood control, water quality, recreation and Panama Canal work. Meanor represents the St Louis district covering Hannibal to Cairo and Rolla to Urbana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Corps of Engineers
James B. Meanor Jr
Army Engineers
Southern Illinois University
Panama Canal
Col. Meanor
St. Louis, Mo
Hannibal
Cairo
Rolla
Urbana
Hill urges retraining to meet tech era demands
Robert E. Hill of Southern Illinois University warns the displaced peripheral workforce must be retrained as technology advances. He questions government control of basic research, stressing academic freedom amid urgent food shortage concerns.
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Robert E. Hill
Southern Illinois University School of Business
Hill
National technology conference at SIU highlights ethics and innovation
The Southern Illinoisan reports a national gathering of engineers, industrialists, educators and officials dedicating SIU's School of Technology. Discussions covered engineering education, ethics, pollution, resources, creativity, and policy, with Julian H. Lauchner praised for organizing the week. Over 30 speakers shared summaries and quotes for publication.
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Southern Illinois University School of Technolgy
SIU Technology School
Julian H. Lauchner
Creativity
SIU
Frontiers Gone Conservation Not Federal Battle Alone
Assistant Secretary Harry R. Anderson of the Interior told SIU during a School of Technology dedication that federal alone cannot save natural resources. He urged local government, private groups, and individuals to act, noting the Land and Water Conservation Act tasks the nation with acquiring over 200000 acres of recreation land. Public land management work has only just begun.
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Harry R. Anderson
U.S. Department of Interior
Southern Illinois University
SIU
School of Technology
Anderson
California Fish and Game
Interior Department
Public Land Management
Mineral Technology Faces Qualified Personnel Shortage
U.S. Bureau of Mines Director Walter R. Hibbard Jr told a Southern Illinois University audience the nation faces a serious lack of qualified personnel in mineral science and technology. He cited a 47 percent drop in undergrad enrollment from 1955 to 1964 across metallurgy, petroleum, mining, geology, and geophysics studies, and praised SIU’s new technology buildings as a sign of commitment to advancing the field.
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Walter R. Hibbard, Jr
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Southern Illinois University
SIU
School of Technology
Hibbard
Bureau of Mines
Fuller urges change in geometry education at SIU symposium
R Buckminster Fuller, SIU professor and geodesic dome pioneer, urged a shift to tetrahedron based geometry, claiming tetrahedra are the building block of the universe and that 60 degree angles underpin natural crystal and molecular structures. He argued conventional solids arise from tetrahedral coordination in rational increments and urged teaching geometry with natural tetrahedra to better understand the universe.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
Southern Illinois University
Fuller
SIU
Professor Raps Desalting Described as Desperately Needed
Ross McKinney of the University of Kansas warned at Southern Illinois University that engineers today will not fix air and water pollution due to misaligned incentives. He argued grants finance no solution and urged new engineers to challenge the system, citing the government desalination program as an example. He also suggested Los Angeles will not clear its smog until population levels drop.
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Ross McKinney
University of Kansas
Southern Illinois University
McKinney
Los Angeles
Scrap as a Resource Sparks Call for Efficient Reuse
William S. Story of the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel urged at an SIU of Technology symposium that vast scrap piles threaten technology and economy if not reused. He cited recycled lead and copper, rising aluminum recovery, and a 50 million ton capacity with 35 million tons produced last year.
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William S. Story
Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel
Story
Southern Illinois University
SIU School of Technology
Free World
U.S
SIU outlines Mars landing vehicle and star signal receiver
Space experts at a Southern Illinois University symposium described an ambitious Mars lander design and a mile long device to receive radio signals from stars. NASA Langley proposed a large, compactable craft for a soft Mars landing using a powerful drag parachute and initial Mars orbit to ensure a flat approach. The project aims to determine if life exists on Mars and to advance space deployment concepts.
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Southern Illinois University
School of Technology
Roger A. Anderson
Structures Research Division
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Unit
Langley Field
Mars
Hans A. Schuerch
Astro Research Corp
Santa Barbara
Calif
Red Planet
Anderson
Hoever
SIU
NASA
Schuerch
Earth
Knowledge Explosion Teaches Lifelong Learning For Engineers
Engineering students heard from senior professionals at Southern Illinois University about lifelong learning through professional groups and writing papers. The panel included William L. Everitt and Ralph Michael, with others from the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers and public works. The talk stressed engineers' role in health and safety and the challenges of rapid knowledge growth.
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Southern Illinois University
William L. Everitt
University of Illinois
J. Raymond Carroll
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Ralph Michael
Chicago
Dean Everitt
Manual Garcia
Alton and Southern Railroad
East St. Louis
Arthur C. Kessell
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Architecture and Engineering
Springfield
Earl Moldovan
Rochester
Godell
Moldovan
Spain
Consulting Engineers
Salem
Halt Decay Groups Urged
A Southern Illinois University audience heard that professionals must uphold high ethical standards to stop moral decline in the nation. Dale Greffe of Illinois and president of the Illinois Association of the Professions urged professional groups to counter unethical advertising, violence, and erosion of social graces.
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Southern Illinois University
Dale Greffe
University of Illinois
Illinois Association of the Professions
Census Bureau Seeks Job Information for Population Survey
The Census Bureau will start a population survey this week with questions on individuals holding multiple jobs and overtime. Theodore Olson of the Chicago regional office said the questions supplement monthly labor statistics sampling 357 areas nationwide. local representative William G. Whittington, 402 Browsi Street, Carterville, will handle local inquiries.
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Census Bureau
Theodore Olson
Bureau
Chicago
Bureau of Labor Statistics
William G. Whittington
Carterville
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Frontiers Gone
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Space
Hans U, Schuerch
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