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The Rebirth of Industrial Mastery

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Fundamental change only comes from outside established paradigms. Without room for new founders, progress is impossible.

Henry Be/Burning dandelion The following essay originally appeared in print in Palladium 02. To receive original content in future print editions, subscribe here . In 1961, President Kennedy gave America a mission: to walk on the moon by the end of the decade. The mission’s demands would accelerate materials science, computing, and engineering. But two of the most important missing components couldn’t be created by any MIT team. First, America needed a population that desired such a goal. Second, it needed people who could actually respond to the call, bring hard skills, receive training, and

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