E2: Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Professor: Dr. Simon Ramo


Course Description

2 units (1-0-1); first term.
Prerequisites: none.
Reflections on engineering and entrepreneurship by the co-founder of TRW, Dr. Simon Ramo. Items to be covered include: the nature of practical engineering; entrepreneurship; financing a company; manufacturing; the role of government; the international economy; environment, safety, and liability; and large versus small companies. Discussion will center around a number of current issues, such as electric vehicles, supersonic transports, the information superhighway, interactive television, genetic engineering, and others.

Tuesdays at 1 pm
Ramo Auditorium

Course Documentation

class-list, bulletins, handouts, homeworks, policies ...

A short biograpy of Dr. Ramo.


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