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Myron Tribus was a prominent engineer recognized for his contributions to systems engineering. Born on October 30, 1921, and passing away on August 31, 2016, Tribus is renowned for his development of the TRIZ theory, a problem-solving methodology that has had a significant impact on innovation and design processes.

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“The central activity of engineering, as distinguished from science, is the design of new devices, processes and systems.”

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Book:Rational Descriptions, Decisions and Designs: Pergamon Unified Engineering Series

Source: Rational Descriptions, Decisions and Designs: Pergamon Unified Engineering Series

“Quality in education is what makes learning a pleasure and a joy.”

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“Knowledge without know-how is sterile. We use the word academic in a pejorative sense to identify this limitation.”

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“You can manage what you do not understand; but you cannot lead it.”

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“David Langford, illustrates the difference between teaching and learning in a little story. He says, 'You know, last Wednesday I taught my dog to whistle. I really did. I taught him to whistle. It was hard work. I really went at it very hard. But I taught him to whistle. Of course, he didn't learn, but I taught.'”

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“If you try to improve the performance of a system of people, machines, and procedures by setting numerical goals for the improvement of individual parts of the system, the system will defeat your efforts and you will pay a price where you least expect it.”

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“When teachers are forced to teach to the test, students get bored and genuine education ceases, no matter what the test scores may say… The examination as a test of the past is of no value for increased learning ability. Like all external motivators, it can produce a short term effect, but examinations for the purpose of grading the past do not hook a student on learning for life.”

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Author:Myron Tribus

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Born: October 30, 1921
Died: August 31, 2016
Known for: Engineer
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