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" Engineering stimulates the mind. "

Bruce Dickinson

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" Engineering stimulates the mind. Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. When the schools can offer that, you'll have an engineer for life. "

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