https://spectrum.ieee.org/fun-and-uranium-for-the-whole-family-in-this-1950s-science-kit
I sit here reading this well-written article, with a grin, and the satisfaction that I was part of an assemblage of various projects, careers, and upward progression.
In high school, I read Popular Electronics magazines, complete with theory, schemati, and parts
In the Air Force, as result of too many E-5’s with 5 years, post Vietnam, I was assigndd to radar maintenance.It was a time when the radar equipment I would be maintaining was transitioning from tubes to transistors.When my tour of duty ended, Iwas the Assistant Shop Chief for the radar calibratkon docks.
For the next 5 years, I was part of a team that worked on Stinger missiles, Standard missiles, Sparrow missiles, and the PHALANX CIWS.
The pinnacle of all that wss my career as a vovt QA with aerospace, electronics, and NASA credentials.