[amadeuspagel]

When I see that I ask myself:

- Was good handwriting necessary for success in that time?

- If so, how many people as creative as Edison languished because their handwriting sucked.

[mrhektor]

That's a good point. It's like how writing a good email is pretty essential these days, and people might lose out these days because of poor "online" communication

[carlmr]

Listening to the average engineer presenting makes it really hard not to fall asleep. Reading the average engineers email it's often hard to find the point they're trying to make.

I think communication should be taught more in undergraduate engineering curricula.