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WHAT IS A
MECHANICAL
ENGINEER?
MP0398
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Norris Allman
Senior Supervising
Test Engineer
PSE&G of New
Jersey
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Careers for Mechanical Engineers
Part of the Sloan Foundation Career Cornerstone CD-ROM Fairfield, NJ 07007-2900
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The Mothers of Invention
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Engineering Is for Everyone
For elementary grades, a video and teaching kit demon-
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