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He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by Rishi Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:48 pm
http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/about/leadership/7-dennis_poon
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Re: He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by Rishi Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:52 pm
When we see a grand building, if we think of the structure at all, we praise the architect. Yet without Dennis Poon (a leading structural engineer) and those like him, the “starchitects’” towers would never stand. Poon’s calculations directly affect the aesthetics of these skyscrapers and, most critically, their safety and soundness. He is in charge of vast teams of workers. These buildings cost billions of dollars and are icons of civic, even national pride. As I rode a trembling open-air elevator beyond the cloud line with Poon and a few intrepid workers toward the top of the under-construction Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, I asked him how he handles the pressure of all that responsibility. He replied, “It’s an honor.” Poon relishes his behind-the-scenes responsibility — one of the Invisibles’ key traits — and studies, such as one that shows desire for authority is predictive of gaining power, suggest that his viewing his unseen responsibility as an honor is one reason he has reached the top of his field.
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/14/the_world_needs_invisible_people_why_fame_seekers_and_attention_cravers_have_it_all_wrong/
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/14/the_world_needs_invisible_people_why_fame_seekers_and_attention_cravers_have_it_all_wrong/
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Re: He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:17 pm
Rishi wrote:http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/about/leadership/7-dennis_poon
Good for him. Otherwise, by now he would be designing one set of load bearing beams for that building.
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Re: He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by truthbetold Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:19 pm
Most successful engineers do not have ph.d. lot of them go to best opportunity after undergraduation and do a masters through work.
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Re: He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:36 pm
truthbetold wrote:Most successful engineers do not have ph.d. lot of them go to best opportunity after undergraduation and do a masters through work.
Only 2 sets of people do PhD these days:
1. current losers - idiots who cannot find any job
2. Future losers - Intelligent people who will not find a suitable job.
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Re: He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by Rishi Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:49 pm
>>>>And these are the ones who bring up their Ph.D in every conversation.Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:truthbetold wrote:Most successful engineers do not have ph.d. lot of them go to best opportunity after undergraduation and do a masters through work.
Only 2 sets of people do PhD these days:
1. current losers - idiots who cannot find any job
onversation.
2. Future losers - Intelligent people who will not find a suitable job.
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Re: He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by swapna Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:37 pm
I wish you wouldn't provoke Sam Iyar into getting so worked up over other people's careers and accomplishments; he's in considerable pain without any help from you.Rishi wrote:>>>>And these are the ones who bring up their Ph.D in every conversation.Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:truthbetold wrote:Most successful engineers do not have ph.d. lot of them go to best opportunity after undergraduation and do a masters through work.
Only 2 sets of people do PhD these days:
1. current losers - idiots who cannot find any job
onversation.
2. Future losers - Intelligent people who will not find a suitable job.
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Re: He does not have a Ph.D in Engnerring
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:44 pm
swapna wrote:I wish you wouldn't provoke Sam Iyar into getting so worked up over other people's careers and accomplishments; he's in considerable pain without any help from you.Rishi wrote:>>>>And these are the ones who bring up their Ph.D in every conversation.Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:truthbetold wrote:Most successful engineers do not have ph.d. lot of them go to best opportunity after undergraduation and do a masters through work.
Only 2 sets of people do PhD these days:
1. current losers - idiots who cannot find any job
onversation.
2. Future losers - Intelligent people who will not find a suitable job.
I komboletely agree.... My life is a "C" grade in all four quadrants, heading towards a D.
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