Applying Engineering Failure to Metrology: To Engineer is Human Engineering failure is measured in two ways: human death toll and materials lost. This is just one of many insights from Henry Petroski’s book To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design. As the president of a force calibration laboratory that has seen […]
Applying Atomic Habits to Metrology How can we apply what we learn in books to Metrological Practices? Many might be familiar with the rule of 72. In investments, the "rule of 72" is a simplified way to calculate how long an investment may take to double. The math is as simple as dividing 72 by […]
Business Jargon and Why Do Business People Speak Like Idiots In metrology, we think that we are speaking the same language. However, if one takes a quick poll on the term calibration, one will learn that many people say calibration includes adjustments when the VIM is quite clear that it does not. Many people use […]
