Book Review: One Two Three… Infinity by George Gamow
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This book gives a concise and lucid overview of the various branches of science and their evolution. The book is organized into four parts:
Blog posts
2020
Activity Generating Smart Assistant
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The motivation for this project started when I observed my brother (who is autistic) getting bored at home during lockdown. My brother (like many of us) has a specific set of activities that he enjoys doing in his spare time.
Book Review: Lateral Thinking by Edward de Bono
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Explains the difference between vertical thinking (digging an existing hole deeper) and lateral thinking (finding a new hole to dig). Encourages the reader to inculcate lateral thinking practices in their daily lives and motivates them to think different (apple motto reference xD).
Setting up a makeshift Lab for Embedded Systems at Home
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The advantages of working with small satellites and particularly embedded systems are that they do not require a lot of fancy equipment. When the covid pandemic stuck, I was halfway through my final year project, which involved the designing development of a rocket payload. Most of my work was lab-based, as I needed to develop flight software for this payload and test it on the target embedded system which was the onboard computer.
The Big Adventure of Small Satellites
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The student newspaper of IIST published a neat article describing my journey through the world of small satellites. Check it out here.
Book Review: But How Do It Know? by J. Clark Scott
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This is definitely one of my favorite technical books ever. I read this book during the first year of my undergraduate course in Avionics, and it transformed the way I think about computers.