Majors
​Scribbler
The Scribbler is a symbol of the humble beginnings of CS majors around Tech.
Used in CS 1301 by Professor Jay Summet, the Scribbler is one of the first
devices most students will program, and it is one of the simpler objects to
program. Capable of moving back and forth, turning, beeping, and performing
a few other small actions, to the average Joe, Scribbler appears to be an
extremely simple object. But upon further investigation, one discovers it can
be deceptively difficult to program. Just like Tech students, it's tasks at first
seem simple and unimpressive, but as time goes on, one discovers that a hair-
tearing amount of effort and work must be put into it to make it work. This
greatly resembles how we slave away at our work in order to graduate and
succeed in the real world.
​Temporal Artery Thermometer
This is a simple device used to take one’s temperature, so easy that a child
could use it. You simply press it against your temporal artery and it records
your temperature! But take a moment and consider the amount of work
needed in order to create such a device. Tiny radiators had to be built into it
to record the heat from your body; research was done on which part of the
body would be the most effective in recording temperature; algorithms had
to be designed to account for any error margins, and more! All this would not
be possible without people from different fields working together. At Tech,
various majors meet and combine all they have learned together in order to
provide the world with something new and wondrous, from objects as simple
as thermometer to machines as complex as spacecrafts.
​Paper Airplane Challenge
Paper airplanes: you fold a piece of paper several times and then make it glide
as far as possible until it ultimately falls. Simple, right? Now decide on the best
design to maximize lift and air resistance. Should you add more weight to the
tips of the wings? Maybe you should put gaps in the wings to make it more
aerodynamic? As Tech students, we don’t simply settle for decent; we use
ingenuity, technology, and science to make the best of the best. Everything is a
problem waiting for a Tech student to solve it!
​Online Molecule Editor​
Most of us can agree that Chemistry was not an easy course. Topics such
as bonds, reactions, and molecular structures can be hard to visualize. To
help facilitate understanding of these ideas programmers created molecule
editors. A molecule editor allows you to create and modify models of chemical
structures. The first molecule editor was jsMolEditor – an open source
program that ran in java script. Molecule editors come in different styles such
as 2D and 3D editors, and there are even commercial versions. This specific
molecule editor is the JchemPaint. An advantage of this editor is its ease of use
and its ability to save molecules in different formats such as images.
​Turbo Keychain​
An uncommon find for most, this car turbocharger keychain found its
way into our curiosity cabinet because it represents a more playful side of
Tech. By blowing into one end, this miniature replica functions and sounds
like a working turbocharger. I’m sure all engineering students, especially
mechanical engineers, can appreciate the nerdy atmosphere this little
keychain exudes. As a small and subtle representation of your interest, to
most individuals, it will go unnoticed. Or, perhaps, at first glance, most won’t
be able to recognize it. However, at Tech, I doubt it would take long for a
student to find someone who knows exactly what it is.
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