• Question: how many books do you have at work and what topics are they?

    Asked by chloe jade to Dominic, Maedeh, Matthew, Matt, Monica on 8 Mar 2016.
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      Matthew Oldfield answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      So many. About 20. Although I tend to only read little bits for specific information when I need it. They are mainly books about how materials behave when they are stretched and broken. Some Maths books and books about Dynamics – what happens when systems vibrate. More on topic, I think I have a book about medical imaging somewhere too!

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      Monica Rozeik answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      I have a huge book on engineering mathematics which I bought when I started engineering at university. I also have books on heart valves and guides to writing for science.

      I don’t have many physical books though because a lot of what I read is online and I save them all for reading on my computer or tablet. Most of the topics are on computational modelling, human anatomy and engineering principles.

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      Matthew Round answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      What a great question! I’m sure you could learn a lot about a person from what books they read.

      I’ve looked at the bookcase behind me and I have about 15 books on various technical aspects of my job. Unix, Java, Network and System Admin type subjects.

      In all honesty I never really look at them, if I need to find something out or do research I use the World Wide Web. God Bless Tim Berners-Lee, another great engineer.

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      Dominic Eggbeer answered on 18 Mar 2016:

      There are loads around, mostly on design, engineering, mechanics and plenty on anatomy. My centre covers lots of aspects related to design, from how it is considered at a government policy level, through to how parts can be made efficiently using engineering tools.

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