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Powerpoint engineering has replaced actual engineering at most NASA centers. | Powerpoint engineering has replaced actual engineering at most NASA centers. | ||
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+ | == Examples == | ||
+ | * [http://www.nasawatch.com/images/heft.presentation.pdf Human Exploration Framework Team Presentation] | ||
+ | * [http://images.spaceref.com/news/2011/11jan2011.olson.nac2.pdf Human Space Exploration Framework Summary] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001OB NASA seeks to curb "PowerPoint engineering"] | * [http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001OB NASA seeks to curb "PowerPoint engineering"] |
Revision as of 22:06, 22 November 2011
Powerpoint Engineering (also called Viewgraph Engineering) is a favorite activity of aerospace engineers at NASA. This activity involves the creation of Powerpoint slides rather than doing actual work. The greatest practitioners of this art form are able to produce mind-numbing charts that make absolutely no sense, but are nevertheless used to influence national space policy.
Powerpoint engineering has replaced actual engineering at most NASA centers.