8/96 mechanical engineering departments

August 1996

from the editor
Spreading some someshine

letters
FEA and errors/Improving engineering’s reputation/ Movie-star robots/and more...

commentary
Paving the electronic highway

computing
Entry level solid modeler/Autodesk unveils WEB tools/More accurate coordinate measurement

inout/output
Swimming with the sun

m.e. bookshelf
Fourteen new reviews of the latest engineering books

washington window
U.S. loosing lead in science and technology