Grains of Sand in the Hourglass of My Life

This book covers a wide variety of culturally relevant topics, including 1) the evolution of computer technology, including the individual inventions developed over centuries that culminated in the modern computer; 2) the rise and fall of the U.S. auto industry, from the era of expansion to the eventual decline of market share due to mismanagement and poor quality control; 3) the way computer automation transformed the engineering industry, enhancing commercial and industrial project control coordination efforts and freeing up time; 4) the birth of space technology; 5) the influence of Middle Eastern oil on world politics; and 6) the collapse of one of the world’s oldest cultures and its impact on the world. It contains personal insights from people “on the scene,” providing a bird’s eye view of conflicts that have shaped today’s world, and reflects on the author’s invention of facilities’ predictive technology and its use in modern technology to evaluate “vital signs” of industrial and power plants, air traffic control facilities, and naval vessels worldwide. One of its chapters, “The Verdict,” addresses the impact of environmental pollution on the planet, the collapse of the euro and why our economy is unstable. The book is also filled with fascinating quotes and jokes from philosophers and statesmen through the ages that touch on concepts to get you thinking, and superb caricatures by Damon Renthrope that express many people’s sentiments and concerns and touch on several of the book’s topics.

The book includes quotes from a famous practitioner of international statecraft, including: "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people” and to create puppet governments one needs two important tools, “an ignorant majority and a minority of traitors.”

Mr. A. Nasle, the former CEO of EDSA, managed more than 3,500 engineering projects, and invented predictive and preventive technology that helped reduce outages in the air traffic system and at mission-critical oil facilities and financial institutions. He’s a member of the Engineering Hall of Fame and the College of Fellows, and a recipient of International Electrical & Electronics Engineers Institute “IEEE/SEM” Outstanding Engineer of the Year award. Nasle’s other honors include the 1993 Outstanding Engineer in Industry, Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award from MSPE; Perfect Facility Design Distinguished Engineering Achievement Award; 1989 Engineer of the Year; Project Competition Award, First Place, Industry Category, Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year; and the Anthony Wayne Award.