In Days of Old

In Days of Old

A Collection of Meatballs

April 11, 2025 Office
by Dan Wiswell I was moving through some of the equipment in my archive recently when I concluded that I may have to create a separate wing dedicated exclusively to General Electric. I don’t know […]
In Days of Old

Surrounded by History

January 18, 2025 Office
by Dan Wiswell Many years ago, I worked in a building in Boston that had a plaque on an outside wall that commemorated the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. Passing by it […]
In Days of Old

Pushing the Observer Effect

February 1, 2024 Office
by Dan Wiswell We’ve all heard people speak of accuracies and tolerances in more colorful language than what would be expected in a metrology lab. “Plus-or-minus a hand grenade” or, “Close enough for government work” […]
In Days of Old

Measuring Days Gone By

April 22, 2023 Office
by Dan Wiswell When people see some of the equipment that I’ve been tucking away over the years, the first question that most ask is: “How old is it?” We also hear this question at […]