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Educating the Engineers of Tomorrow
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Sources 果冻传媒 Additional Reading
- Kennedy, Chester. Interview by Peter Gianopulos. The History Factory. May 21, 2012.
- Nelson, Melissa. “National Flight Academy Camp Teaches Teens Math, Science.”?Huffington Post, May 5, 2012.