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DESCRIPTION:A semi-serious presentation by Bob Melville: IEEE Senior Member
 \, inventor\, amateur machinist\, free thinker and collector of bad puns.\
 n\nHe will present a series of practical problems with somewhat surprising
  (and simple) solutions. Examples:\n\n1. Can you give an accurate estimate
  of the number of fish in a large lake without killing the fish or drainin
 g the lake?\n\n2. How do you measure the area of a lake drawn on a map\, e
 ven if the map is not available in digital form?\n\n3. How do you deliver 
 electrical power to a horizontal platform that is rotating continuously in
  one direction without the use of slip-rings?\n\nThe premise of his talk i
 s that techniques for creative problem solving can -- at least to some ext
 ent -- be learned and taught. Examples will be taken from several domains:
  mechanical engineering\, optics\, mathematics\, and magic.\n\nSpeaker(s):
  Robert “Bob” Melville\, \n\nAgenda: \n17:30 Talk\n\n18:10 Questions\n
 \n18:20 Discussions with a glass of wine\n\nRoom: MED 0 1418\, Bldg: MED A
 uditorium Adrien Palaz\, EPFL Lausanne\, Ecublens\, Switzerland\, Switzerl
 and\, 1015
LOCATION:Room: MED 0 1418\, Bldg: MED Auditorium Adrien Palaz\, EPFL Lausan
 ne\, Ecublens\, Switzerland\, Switzerland\, 1015
ORGANIZER:michel.bron@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:29
SUMMARY:Stammtisch - Thinking Outside the Box
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436095
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  at least to some extent -- be learned and taught. Examples will be taken 
 from several domains: mechanical engineering\, optics\, mathematics\, and 
 magic.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:30 Talk&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;18:10 Que
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