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Emerging Technologies

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The Power of Invention—and the Value of Diversity and Inclusion
Inventions benefit society and improve lives. Their economic impacts show the value of investing in more young people and their opportunities for learning. Policymakers could support programs that encourage more women, racial/ethnic minorities, and people from lower-income families to become inventors.
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May 4, 2021

Engineers and Engineering

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How the Drinking Bird Foiled a Spruce Goose Engineer
The famous drinking bird toy gave RAND's Dick Murrow an idea that might help Egyptian farmers. But Murrow, who previously led Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose design team, couldn't secure funding to get the concept off the ground.
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Jun 29, 2017
Autonomous Vehicles

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The Brains Behind Autonomous Vehicles May Need a License to Drive
Autonomous vehicles require exquisite software. To make this software secure, industry and government should consider educational standards and licensure requirements for the engineers who create it.
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Sep 27, 2016
VentureBeat
Isaac R. Porche III
Critical Infrastructure Protection

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Infrastructure Design Must Change with Climate
Until recently, infrastructure engineers could use data on past weather to predict future climate. But this is no longer an option. More and more, engineers must consider the effects of climate change. Failure to do so would threaten public safety.
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Aug 12, 2016
Orange County Register
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert
Critical Infrastructure Protection

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Why Engineers Need to Be Thinking About Climate Change
As sea levels rise and extreme weather events become more common, evacuation routes in coastal areas will become more important. Transportation engineers need to be more proactive as they try to anticipate damage to transportation infrastructure assets such as pavement, bridges, and culverts.
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Feb 22, 2016
Inside Science
Kenneth Kuhn
Engineers and Engineering

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Test Your RAND Knowledge on Jeopardy!
RAND was once a category on the long-running TV game show Jeopardy! How much money could you have won? Take the quiz and find out.
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May 5, 2015
Military Aircraft

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Thomas V. Jones, Risk-Taking CEO Who Propelled Northrop's Expansion, Revolutionized Aerospace Industry
Thomas V. Jones, the Stanford-educated engineer who authored a bestselling RAND report in the early 1950s on U.S. Air Force transport options before becoming chief executive of Northrop, died January 7 at the age of 93.
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Jan 17, 2014
Data Science

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Willis Ware Inducted Into the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame
The board of advisors for the National Cyber Security Hall of Fame has chosen Willis H. Ware, computer scientist emeritus at RAND, as one of its five inductees for the Class of 2013.
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Oct 17, 2013
Engineers and Engineering

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James Drake, 'Father of Windsurfing' and RAND Engineer, Dies at 83
James Drake, a former RAND aeronautical engineer who is also considered the father of windsurfing died on June 19 in his hometown of Pfafftown, North Carolina. He was 83.
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Jun 22, 2012
commentary
Making Europe a Home Fit for the Next Einstein
Published commentary by RAND staff: Making Europe a Home Fit for the Next Einstein, in the Financial Times.
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Feb 22, 2006
Financial Times
Erik J. Frinking, Titus Galama