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Four engineers, past or present, who would you invite to a dinner party?

If there’s one thing I’ve missed during the pandemic lockdown it’s having friends over (or going over to friends’ houses) for dinner. I’m not a particularly brilliant cook but I do like to experiment and as the sign on my kitchen wall says… Many people have eaten here and survived… ?


We always like to play the ‘Dinner Party’ game where everyone chooses four people from a specific profession (Actors, Musicians, Politicians, Cartoon Characters, which of the James Bonds etc) that they would invite to a dinner party and explain why they've chosen that person. 


So it got me thinking…


Which four engineers from both past and present (and maybe even from this community) would you choose to invite to your dinner party?


In the spirit of sharing, here’s my four:


Nikola Tesla – I’d like to know if the rivalry between him and Edison was really as bitter as they say.

Elon Musk -  Anyone who can make a rocket take off and then land perfectly again is worth having an interesting chat with in my book!
Andy Millar‍  – I’ve never actually met Andy but we’ve had quite a few conversations online. It would be great to finally sit and have a chat in person. 
OMS‍  – I think we have a very similar taste in music so no complaints about the Dinner Party playlist there. ?


So... who’s coming to dinner at your house and why? 

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  • Tough to choose, especially if some of your favorite people are engineers :) My list is: 


    Mary Jackson - I'd love to hear about the early days of NASA. I expect she had great social skills too as she made a career of inserting herself where she shouldn't have been.

    Jon A McBride - I've met him already but who can resist an astronaut at the dinner table? And all of his work promoting STEM to kids means he's great at conversation.
    Rod Willis‍ from the Anglia LN because I really enjoyed his talk on psychological safety in teams. 
    Nicole Saunders‍ because it's been far too long and I think she'd enjoy the conversation too :)
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  • Tough to choose, especially if some of your favorite people are engineers :) My list is: 


    Mary Jackson - I'd love to hear about the early days of NASA. I expect she had great social skills too as she made a career of inserting herself where she shouldn't have been.

    Jon A McBride - I've met him already but who can resist an astronaut at the dinner table? And all of his work promoting STEM to kids means he's great at conversation.
    Rod Willis‍ from the Anglia LN because I really enjoyed his talk on psychological safety in teams. 
    Nicole Saunders‍ because it's been far too long and I think she'd enjoy the conversation too :)
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