Defying Gravity
Einstein’s theory of relativity—which holds that time and space are relative rather than absolute concepts—has guided our understanding of how the universe moves for more than 80 years. Questioning it...
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Joint Venture
Photo by Mark Wilson The problem with knee replacements, says John Slamin, MDE ’74, is that they are just that—replacements. “An off-the-shelf knee is a very loose interpretation of what a knee is,”...
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Falling Down
On August 1, 2007, the 458-foot I-35W bridge in downtown Minneapolis collapsed during the evening rush hour and fell into the Mississippi River, killing 13 and injuring 145. There was an expectation...
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Managing Great Expectations
Two decades ago, when Karen Arpino-Shaffer’s son was a busy toddler, she had a fail-safe way to get him settled for bed: stories from her day job. In charge of more than $500 million worth of transit...
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Crash Sight
Anthony Bocchichio, BMET ’03, can tell when you’re lying—and he wouldn’t even need to see your face or hear your voice. He’d just need to check out your car. As a mechanical engineer with CED...
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High-Tech Leader at the Helm
Michael Anthony, Management Engineering Technology ’84, new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, credits the V-8 engine of the 1976 Chevrolet Monza for his pursuit of a Wentworth education. After a...
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A Life of Laughter
At age 50, when Charlie Beals, AC ’39, had had enough of his engineering desk job at New England telephone, he asked to be reassigned to one of his first positions at the company, climbing the poles...
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Building Triumph
Photo by Don Hamerman In his first job after graduation, Carlos Valverde Rojo, BARC ’07, MARC ’10, spent two years designing a single staircase for a private home in Colorado. “I hated that I wouldn’t...
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Holiday Gift Guide
MAKE.GOOD Designs Susana Pereira DeVoe’s architecture background is evident in her handbags—the clean lines, the precision, the geometry. “The way I think about design is as a process,” says DeVoe, AET...
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