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This article from the Numismatist journal explores the possibility that a former assayer from Dahlonega, Joseph Farnum, played a role in helping establish Moffat & Company, a successful private mint in California. The article discusses the challenges of historical research and the lack of definitive evidence, but suggests that Farnum's experience and knowledge of the coining process could have been valuable to Moffat. While it cannot be confirmed, if Farnum did contribute to Moffat's coinage operation, it would create an interesting connection between two U.S. branch mints. [Extracted from the article]

The author discusses research into the rate of autistic children born to parents with technical jobs such as engineering. The concept of assortative mating is described, and mate selection in humans, the genetics of autism, and the psychological factors of autism are discussed. Systemizing behavior in autistic children, the mechanical abilities of children with Asperger's syndrome, and the relationship between mathematics ability and autism rates are discussed. The author researched the children of people who work in Silicon Valley in California and Bangalore, India, where there is a concentration of computer researchers, as well as the effect of testosterone levels in pregnant women. INSET: IN BRIEF.

The article focuses on the preparations to handle earthquakes in the Bay Area. On April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake shook the young city of San Francisco, California. The quake, with an epicentre about 3 kilometres offshore from San Francisco, was one of the worst urban disasters of the 20th century. In the relative seismic silence since 1906, the city has been rebuilt. Over the course of the past 100 years numerous geological faults that traverse the region have been storing strain, making the next big earthquake a question of when, not if. Bay Area seismic scientists and engineers hope the centenary and the recent memory of hurricane Katrina will spur residents to do what they can to ready themselves for an earthquake.

The indictment alleges that in December and January, Peter Karasev built, planted and ignited explosive devices that caused the two transformers to explode, collectively terminating power for more than 1,500 homes and businesses in San Jose, according to a Justice Department statement on Tuesday. (Bloomberg) -- A San Jose man was arraigned on a federal indictment accusing him of destroying two PG&E Corp. energy facilities in California last winter. [Extracted from the article]

The indictment alleges that in December and January, Peter Karasev built, planted and ignited explosive devices that caused the two transformers to explode, collectively terminating power for more than 1,500 homes and businesses in San Jose, according to a Justice Department statement on Tuesday. (Bloomberg) -- A San Jose man was arraigned on a federal indictment accusing him of destroying two PG&E Corp. energy facilities in California last winter. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on the aircraft parts plant built by Laurance A. Cooper for Rheem Mfg. Co. at Downey, California. It states that the president of Rheem gave Cooper all the power without any restrictions to complete the project. It mentions the reason behind Cooper's purchase of the beet field in California to install the plant. It mentions the technology and machinery used by Cooper to complete his aircraft project.

Read more: California Puts a Price on Slavery's Legacy and Draws a Blueprint for Reparations. (Bloomberg) -- Listen to The Big Take podcast on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Terminal. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights Jon Britton, senior system engineer, who is one of the talented people bootstrapping planetarium technology into the digital age in Morrison Planetarium, San Francisco, California. Britton has a background in computer science and virtual systems engineering, thus joined the staff at the California Academy of Sciences to lead the engineering team responsible for wiring the entire building. The Morrison Planetarium presents "Fragile Planet" which runs on one of the computing clusters using Global Immersion software.

The article focuses on the 2005 Volvo S40 T5 AWD model owned by computer aided design (CAD) engineer Richard Mann in Santa Clarita, California. Modeled on Evolve's '05 SEMA concept, the model comprises a kit that included its large-mouth front bumper, side skirts and rear balance. It has also a 2.5 liter five cylinder turbo with Evolve software,Flowmaster exhaust and Otto intake bracket.

Interviews production sound mixer Jeff Wexler in Los Angeles, California. Career history; Family background; Challenges faced in the his profession and knowledge on classical film recording techniques.

Reports on how the value of an engineering employee has declined in the California telecommunication equipment industry since November 2000. Discussion of how investment banks value companies based on the price-per-employee ratio; Impact on entrepreneurship.

The article informs about United Western Investigation study program that is done by the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. It intends to get the water across Southwest of the U.S. which calls for rerouting water from Columbia river to arid California. The engineers admit that they can build a water system of any length if enough money is allocated to them. Supporters of Columbia river project feel that if California got the Columbia water it would solve the political issues.

The article reports on Project Enterprise, an entrepreneurship course offered at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles, California. It states following the slump in the aerospace engineering sector, number of the out-of-work engineers are swelling, which have forced the engineers to focus on entrepreneurship. It reports 11 Los Angeles entrepreneurs with David Menkin, president of Menda Scientific Products Inc. will be heading the course.

The article details how engineers at a Children's Hospital Los Angeles project in California successfully reduced their labor costs and eased their scheduling by installing Northstar Fire Protection's flexible fire sprinkler connector. It highlights the benefits offered by NorthStar's preferred brand of flexible connectors, FlexHead. The completion of the installation project in days instead of weeks is also noted.

The article reports on the difficulty of engineering and construction firms in finding qualified civil engineers in California. Executives of engineering companies projected that the shortage of engineers could drive companies to pass up lucrative projects and cause the delay in the delivery of their projects on time. According to president Ron Tutor, engineering companies are competing in terms of recruiting qualified engineers.

The article discusses a program in California for engineers. In December Governor Schwarzenegger announced the program would educate 20,000 new engineers at state public universities and would make the certification process quicker for 3,000 California veterans who had performed engineering military jobs. The program is also going to expand the High Tech high state charter school organization that created 10 engineering charter high schools.

Discusses how two research groups, one at the University of California at Los Angeles and the other at Intel Corp., have recently reported success in making silicon emit continuos laser light. Review of how scientists have long sought to build lasers from silicon; Practical benefits of such a technology, which would enable engineers to incorporate both electronic and optical devices onto cheap silicon chips rather than being compelled to employ costly-to-make lasers based on more expensive semiconductor materials; Comments on the new research from Philppe M. Fauchet, an electrical and computer engineer at the University of Rochester in New York.

Umran Inan,an electrical engineer has proposed that satellites beaming out radio waves would help drain high-energy particles from Earth's radiation belts, averting the worst ravages of solar storms. He is head of Stanford University's Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience Laboratory in California, and he feels that radio waves could help protect satellites.

Ranks the top graduate schools of engineering in the U.S. Data including peer assessment, recruiter assessment, GRE scores, student/faculty ratio, and research expenditures; Top schools including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California--Berkeley, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign and Georgia Institute of Technology.

The article offers information on the second phase of construction at the Moscone Center Expansion site in San Francisco, California. Engineers have created an interim structural system relying upon buckling restrained braces which will be removed once the second part of the building has been constructed.

The article reports on the municipal railway system in San Francisco, California. The railway system runs in a spinning flywheel which works on a principle wherein the weighted wheels serves as a highly useful reservoir of energy. It mentions that engineers use the technology in flywheel for less polluting transportation. It notes that the railway system uses two-third of its energy in climbing the hills of San Francisco which is recovered on the run down. It mentions that Swiss designers have created a flywheel-powered bus called Electrogyro which is used in Europe and Africa

The article offers information on the significance of late Senior Bridge Engineer James E. Roberts in the construction of the award-winning Tuolumne River Bridge the James E. Roberts Memorial Bridge in California. It states that the bridge has been selected as a memorial to Roberts for it is his first assigned responsibility. It notes that the bridge has been constructed to allow new alignment of State Route 120.

Every year, microwave engineers descend upon one destination to hear the newest microwave theories and catch a glimpse of the latest products. That destination is the site of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS). This year, Long Beach, CA is playing host to the conference and exhibition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that engineers have finished cutting across a wide range of sand-swept dunes in southern California as part of the construction of the All-American Canal under the direction of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Presents engineering-related news items, compiled in September, 2000. Engineers' efforts to mitigate California's energy crisis; Promotion of safety for overseas engineering projects; Reliability of licensed professionals.

Focuses on Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) in San Francisco, California founded by Mark Pauline, an engineer who works hard to satisfy his high-technology muse. Performance art pieces of SRL; Background on Pauline; Mechanical menagerie of SRL; Example of machines used by SRL for its shows.

Reports that the National Society of Professional Engineers of California has filed a "friend of the court" brief in response to a recent lower court decision that could have far-reaching legal consequences for professional engineers in California. Hearing of the case at the Court of Appeal of the State of California; Impact of the court's decision on imposing upon the design professional liability for the economic damages of contractors; Need for design professionals to have any obligation to the client for claims of purely economic injury.

Reports on an ITR-2 test conducted by engineers of Pratt & Whitney on pulse detonation engines (PDE) in California. Technological benefits that could be offered by PDE in relation to supersonic missiles and unmanned combat air vehicles; Statement from Tom Bussing, Pratt & Whitney Aerosciences Center division manager; Features of PDE.

Reports a courtcase between an architect and a construction manager in California. Issue on the liability of architects, engineers and construction managers; Conflict of contract provisions; Contention of both parties.

The article deals with the expanded role of engineers which allows them to occupy a central place at the beginning of the design process. Contemporary engineers possess ingenuity, creativity and patience of the contemporary engineer. Among the architectural projects that involve contemporary engineers are a federal building construction project in San Francisco, California and Lufthansa's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.

The article reports on the increased number of job openings at software company Mitchell International Inc. and satellite equipment maker ViaSat Inc. in 2011 in San Diego, California. It indicates that engineers are sought by ViaSat Inc., while job categories such as software development and product support are vacant at Mitchell International Inc. It claims that jobs offered by the two companies have pay wages above 45,000 dollars of regional average.

The article reports on the job openings at local businesses in San Diego, California. According to Rory Moore, chief executive officer (CEO) of CommNexus San Diego, an engineer has chances to get a job as plenty of job openings are coming. Bob Slapin, CEO of San Diego Software Industries Council, announced that a computer science graduate can expect two job offers and an analytical scientist could have a job on September 6, 2011.

The article reports on the meeting of leading scientists, engineers and venture capitalists during the second annual La Jolla Research and Innovation Summit on March 3, 2010 held at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, California. It notes that the event gave scientists and engineers the chance to present their research to venture capitalists. The advances presented during the event include innovative solutions in biotechnology, computer technology and clean technology.

The article offers information on the development of a special robot called the MERbot. It mentions that engineers have been trying to design a lighter, more flexible robot for long which can walk over rough ground without falling. It informs that Scott Stanford and other engineers at California's SRI International have designed a new type of robot legs which allows the MERbot to move without falling.

The article focuses on the dealership that Kari Prager, owner of the California BMW Triumph Motorcycles in Mountain View, California, has established with his customers. According to Prager, engineers were among the customers that is difficult to deal with. It notes that Prager tried to establish a relationship with his customers and learned to cope with his engineers.