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search, right of

(Encyclopedia) search, right of. 1 In domestic law, the right of officials to search persons or private property, usually obtained through some form of search warrant authorized by a court. In the…

Civil Engineer (M. Lun)

Michelle Lun Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work for a California engineering firm that consults on large construction projects…

Design Engineer---Medical equipment

Hank Westra Tell us about your work---what do you do? We make medical instruments that perform robotic heart surgery. In layman's words, we eliminate…

Electrical Engineer (P. Finlon)

Paul Finlon Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work in the Nuclear Medical Division of a large company that manufactures Nuclear Medical…

Mine Safety Engineer, Geologist

Edward Hurley Tell us about your work---what do you do? I inspect mines and tunnels for safety and make sure that they are within the…

internal-combustion engine

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal-combustion engines: In the four-stroke reciprocating engine (above), a mixture of fuel and air is taken into the chamber on the down-stroke of the piston, is compressed…

Whittle, Sir Frank

(Encyclopedia) Whittle, Sir Frank, 1907–96, English aeronautical engineer. Whittle was one of the first persons to associate the gas turbine with jet propulsion. Previously the gas turbine had been…

The Search for Life in the Solar System

by Tim Porter While generations of cloned mice and asteroids the size of Texas dominate science in popular culture today, a NASA probe is quietly studying one of the most interesting objects in…