Monday, April 14, 2008

When to judge a book by its cover

Just to give you a taste of Engineering, imagine a world where the following is an acceptable title for a paper:

1677 V, 5.7 mΩ • cm2 4H-SiC BJTs

Now, writing a title that has absolutely no English in it - no description, no syntax, nothing even hinting at language - isn't encouraged in Engineering... but it's okay.

In fact, you can get published.

This paper is displayed somewhat prominently on a billboard in the Electrical and Computer Engineering building. I have no idea what it's about, and I'd just as soon not know, thankyouverymuch. Its authors might not have indended it for this reason, but it sets the tone for my weekly meetings with the Mathemagicians quite nicely.

Here's the full text, if you're looking for a cure for insomnia.

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