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Brining Space Inside: Planetariums require special electrical considerations
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When it comes to exploring space from here on the ground, there’s a small number of companies that design and build planetariums, where the expanses of space come to life overhead. This team allows students, hobbyists and scientists to experience the complexity of space for
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Cut From the Same Cloth: Electrical workers are fiber optic technicians
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Back in the late 1980s, when fiber was new and before structured cabling for premises applications became a TIA standard, I was working to train electricians in fiber optic installation. Electricians first became aware of fiber optics because electrical utilities were early...
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