Perseus*
Last Saturday JL and I attended a conference in the College of Engineers of Peru here in Lima. The theme was on the joint project between the Geophysics Institute of Peru and NASA for launching Perseus, the first Peruvian payload sent to space.
The payload was launched in August-September of 2004 and its objective was to make a series of tests in the atmosphere. At the end it was a success.
Although the theme was quite interesting (I was at a barbeque and had to leave my beer for attending it), the exposition was long and at the end, kind of boring. A pity, really.
Something I have learned about PPT’s and presentations is that you should start on time, don’t overdo the details and make it on 20 minutes, top. If not, you are going to have a sleeping auditorium in front of you.
All of this reminds me that I have to read those books on Feynman, whose ability to explain complex things in a simple way is quite famous.
*This entry was originally posted in Liftport’s blog.