Geeks Make Great Entrepreneurs: Here’s Why
When you think of a geek the first thing that likely comes to mind is a nerdy, awkward social outcast who gets picked...
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10 science fiction weapons that actually exist
In many science fiction works, authors or scriptwriters invent futuristic weapons. They imagine an entire arsenal...
34.8 Helpful “tricks” using a digital multimeter (DMM)
The digital multimeter (DMM) is quite possibly the most useful tool in the instrument technician’s...
34.7 Common diagnostic mistakes
Volumes could be written about poor diagnostic technique. The following mistakes are not intended to comprise a...
34.6 Scientific System diagnosis and Scientific Reasoning
At the root of successful system diagnosis is a rigorous adherence to scientific reasoning. There exists no...
34.5 Problem-solving by simplification
A whole class of problem-solving techniques focuses on altering the given problem into a simpler form that...
34.4 Mathematical problem-solving techniques
Some problem-solving techniques are unique to quantitative problems, involving mathematical calculations. In this...
Chapter 34 Problem-solving and Diagnostic Strategies in Control System Analysis
The ability to solve complex problems is the most valuable technical skill an instrumentation professional can...
33.5 Policy-based fortifications
These fortifications focus on human behavior rather than system design or component selection. In some ways these are...
33.4 Design-based fortifications
A design-based fortification is one rooted in technical details of system architecture and functionality....
33.3 Glossary of Cyber-security Terms
Cyber-security seems to have its own vocabulary, ranging from unwieldy technical acronyms to slang terms borrowed from...
33.2 Motives for Compromising the Security of an Industrial Control System
There are multiple motives for compromising the security of an industrial control system, some of which overlap...
Chapter 33 Instrumentation cyber-security
As digital technology finds greater application in industrial measurement and control systems, these systems become...
32.6 Safety Instrumented Functions and Systems
A Safety Instrumented Function, or SIF, is one or more components designed to execute a specific...
32.5 Overpressure protection devices
Fluid pressure exerts force on any surface area it contacts, as described by the formula F = PA. One...
