Quote of the Day Wednesday 7-13-5

[Railroad]

The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars... A whole generation is growing up which has been attracted to the hard disciplines of science and engineering by the romance of space. - Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), First on the Moon, 1970

 

[Tonio]

Excellent observation by the author of "2001: A Space Odyssey."

True story: James Doohan (Scotty on the original "Star Trek") received an honorary degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering when HALF the school's students said that Scotty was their inspiration to go into engineering.