ABSTRACT
Jump Right In For many years, I’ve been an avid Star Trek fan (as are many engineers, I suppose). But no matter how much I enjoy the show, I still can’t help but find fault with it on occasion (perhaps that’s the part I enjoy). Take Mr. Spock. Spock has one thing in common with many scientist-types on TV. He knows about everything. Remember the professor on Gilligan’s Island? Same thing. He isn’t a biologist, or a chemist, or a metallurgist. Nope. He is all of those things and more.
