The 1988 President gives a brief resume of his education and apprenticeship and then goes on to review his career at Ricardo Consulting Engineers. He describes some of the projects with which he has been involved, including a torpedo engine, a recycle diesel engine, heat transfer in engines, two-cycle diesel engines and the Atlas research engine. He discusses the future of the reciprocating internal combustion engine and concludes by emphasizing the need for engineering excellence in an increasingly competitive world market.
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