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This is my job
This is my job
01 November 2006
Oceanographer
“This job is 50 per cent scientist, 50 per cent engineer and 50 per cent adventurer,” Terrill says. “There’s never a dull moment.”
01 October 2006
Sound engineer
“Bruce will often say, ‘We’re going to do four bars of a solo. But if we get out there and the crowd is liking it, we may do 12 or 16. So just watch me.’ I have to act like an extra band member.”
01 September 2006
Geophysicist
“By measuring ground movement”, he says, “we see signs if a volcano is working toward erupting.”
01 August 2006
Stuntman
“One day you’re in a car getting smashed into, another you’re being set on fire. I love it.”
06 July 2006
Harbour pilot
Guiding vessels requires skill, nerve – and seriously powerful tugboats...
01 June 2006
Test pilot
Will she fly? It’s the question that haunts every aircraft designer and builder.
01 May 2006
Automotive designer
Unveiled at the 2006 Detroit car show, Mitsubishi’s Concept CT started off a year ago as a “blank-canvas project” for designer Mark Kim.
01 April 2006
Master goldsmith
Diamonds may be forever, but it’s platinum that gets Faried Achmat all fired up.
01 March 2006
Rescue flight mechanic
Already the world’s busiest air and sea rescue unit, the US Coast Guard’s Air Station Miami got much, much busier last year after Hurricane Katrina crashed into the Gulf Coast.
01 January 2006
Neurosurgeon
“High expectations - We are all humbled and inspired every day by the complexity of the human brain. Absolute perfection is expected every time I operate. And that’s okay.”Pages:
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