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More Girl Engineers, Video Games and Chinese Take-Out

In my Fish Fry this week, I report on a new scholarship that will help get more female students interested in engineering, delve into the historical importance of video game pioneer Jerry Lawson and check out Altium’s plans to move their operations base to Shanghai.  I also award a special bonus prize to last week’s nerdy giveaway winner and offer up a brand new contest for this week.  

If you like the idea of this new series, be sure to drop a comment in the box below. I appreciate all of your comments so far, and we will be working to enhance the Fish Fry each week – as long as you’re watching.

 

Watch Previous Fish Frys

Fish Fry Links – April 15, 2011

Verizon Foundation Awards Grant to Tufts University to Engage More Girls in Engineering

Jerry Lawson – Pioneer of Video Gaming Passes Away

Traitorous Eight

VideoSoft Games for Sale

Homebrew Computer Club

Shangahied in Sydney: If You Dig A Hole Through The Bottom Of the EDA Market – Do You Wind Up in China?

BeMicro FPGA-based MCU Evaluation Board

Analog Evaluation Board – the MCP1640 Single Cell Boost Converter for Energizer MAX Alkaline

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