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"An engineer is someone who can build for a dollar what any damn fool can
 build for ten."                                - Robert A. Hienlein

-- Rich

On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Daniel C. Christadoss wrote:

> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 06:46:18 EDT
> From: Daniel C. Christadoss <Dancrissco@AOL.COM>
> Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT] Engineer's Creed
>
>     I once read a book about an engineer a long time ago and do not remember
> the name of the book. It made very interesting reading.
>
>     It had a very nice quote about an engineer
>
>     " An engineer is someone who can build for a dollar what a fool can build
> for twenty "
>
>     Can someone tell me the name of this book and the author
>
>     Regards
>
>     Dan
>