tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4950361666466030665..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: Robert Heinlein's housePeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-10135531652058703832008-06-25T09:44:00.000+12:002008-06-25T09:44:00.000+12:00Very cool indeed. I found out about the Gilbreths...Very cool indeed. I found out about the Gilbreths through Heinlein -- he's a great teacher, you know -- and then found much to admire. I liked the fact that Frank Gilbreth was originally a stone mason, not an academic, who began his career in efficiency by creating a more productive method to lay blocks.<BR/><BR/>That was just the beginning. :-)Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-56006888492877570612008-06-25T07:23:00.000+12:002008-06-25T07:23:00.000+12:00I have always been fascinated by the Gilbreths and...I have always been fascinated by the Gilbreths and their theories! As a child, I very much enjoyed the stories written by their children. As an adult, I studied their efficiency theories on my own and in grad school. Their ideas had many real applications, some of which are still in use today. For example, it was Frank Gilbreth who suggested some techniques for creating efficiencies in surgical operating rooms, such as organizing the instruments, etc. Very cool!Jenn Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849654785544313839noreply@blogger.com