The AE911Truth Petition
To the Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate of the United States of America,
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT:
On Behalf of the People of the United States of America, the undersigned Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and affiliates hereby petition for, and demand, a truly independent investigation with subpoena power in order to uncover the full truth surrounding the events of 9/11/01 – specifically the collapses of the World Trade Center Towers and Building 7. We believe there is sufficient doubt about the official story and therefore the 9/11 investigation must be re-opened and must include a full inquiry into the possible use of explosives that might have been the actual cause of the destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers and Building 7.
Featured Petition Signers
Kristen Kepner-Coleman, BArch
B Arch, Auburn Univers
The evidence I have seen points to the structural failure actually being a controlled demolition. My brief architectural experience has taught me that a lot of the media…
Kristen Kepner-Coleman, BArch
B Arch, Auburn Univers
Atlanta, GA
Six years experience with high rise mixed use and residential project design, design management, document production and construction administration.
The evidence I have seen points to the structural failure actually being a controlled demolition. My brief architectural experience has taught me that a lot of the media facts just cannot be so considering the laws of physics. I feel a professional study of the collapses should be ordered immediately.
Alexander Merker, Dipl.-Ing.
Dipl.-Ing., Information Technology,
The official report is just not possible. The destruction, or the collapse as the mass media called this event, is not possible considering the laws of physics. Especially…
Alexander Merker, Dipl.-Ing.
Dipl.-Ing., Information Technology,
Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
5 Years of study of electrical engineering with emphasis on Information technology.
The official report is just not possible. The destruction, or the collapse as the mass media called this event, is not possible considering the laws of physics. Especially the mysteriously collapsed WTC7 is remarkable and astonishing and it is a absolutely a proof of a intended destruction of this building.
Nick Maniatis, Engineering Cons
BSIE - Arizona State University
Within 10 minutes of witnessing the collapses via public television, it was obvious to me that these 3 (three) collapses were showing definitive characteristics of precise detonation demolition.…
Nick Maniatis, Engineering Cons
BSIE - Arizona State University
Portland, OR
I've found that the greatest asset to my Engineering education has been practical experience, continued education, inquisitiveness and the willingness to step back from all situations and stand in my common-sense corner... and to assert logical questions from that reference point.
Within 10 minutes of witnessing the collapses via public television, it was obvious to me that these 3 (three) collapses were showing definitive characteristics of precise detonation demolition. AND, what's with the 3rd WTC building... that was definitely brought down by demolition charges. There's no coincidence here. Immediate doubt!
Charles Chichester, AIA
Architect
BArch, Architecture, Cornell University
Let's get more information
Charles Chichester, AIA
BArch, Architecture, Cornell University
Doylestown, PA
Occupation: Architect
Project manager at Ralph C. Fey Architects, Doyleston, PA, Traditional training in metal casting at the Seward Johnson foundry, president-elect AIA Bucks County, PA. Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University.
Let's get more information
Armin Sollberger, PhD, Dipl. Ing. ETH, MEEE, Dr. sc. techn.
Standardization Manager
MSc Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1981; PhD Scientific Technology, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987
There are too many issues without convincing answers or explanations from the official side.
Armin Sollberger, PhD, Dipl. Ing. ETH, MEEE, Dr. sc. techn.
MSc Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1981; PhD Scientific Technology, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987
Breitenbach, Switzerland
Occupation: Standardization Manager
Dipl. Ing. ETH, electrical engineering MEEE, RPI, Troy NY Dr. sc. techn. (PhD) ETH
There are too many issues without convincing answers or explanations from the official side.
Michael Kirk, BSEE, MSEE
MSEE, Engineering, U of Michigan
The NIST report regarding the collapse of WTC 7 does not agree with my understanding of the laws of physics from my university physics courses. Another thorough, open…
Michael Kirk, BSEE, MSEE
MSEE, Engineering, U of Michigan
Mount Prospect, IL
BSEE 1988, Electrical Engineering - Control Systems, Michigan Tech University. MSEE 1989, Electrical Engineering - Communication Systems, University of Michigan
The NIST report regarding the collapse of WTC 7 does not agree with my understanding of the laws of physics from my university physics courses. Another thorough, open investigation is needed.
Ricki A. DeSantis
911 Survivor
Post Graduate
I am a 9/11 Surviving Victim that was inside both Towers while both planes were inside above me. I lived it up close including the massive thunderous percussion…
Ricki A. DeSantis
Post Graduate
Navarre, FL
Occupation: 911 Survivor
I am a 9/11 Surviving Victim that was inside both Towers while both planes were inside above me. I lived it up close including the massive thunderous percussion explosions inside the Towers and beneath the street level floor where the Galleria Mall existed with stores like Victoria Secret, J. Crew, COACH, Biddle & Banks Jewelry & banks like Chase. I was on the South side of Tower II, the South Tower standing in front of the Lobby doors at street level & watched the 2nd plane come in from the NY Harbor & fly in right above me into the tower above me as I watched with explosion underneath my feet as the plane entered the building with explosions also, above me blowing me back. Richard Gage and others know who I am. Ricki A. DeSantis- 911 Survivor/Responder
Aaron Ashkinazy, Dr. Eng. Sci., PhD
Doctor Computer Science
Video footage of the WTC collapses look suspiciously like controlled demolitions. I seriously doubt that the entire reinforced steel skeleton of either WTC building could melt and collapse…
Aaron Ashkinazy, Dr. Eng. Sci., PhD
Doctor Computer Science
Roosevelt, NJ
I hold a doctorate in computer science and electrical engineering. I have specialized in writing simulation programs for verifying complex electronic designs.
Video footage of the WTC collapses look suspiciously like controlled demolitions. I seriously doubt that the entire reinforced steel skeleton of either WTC building could melt and collapse due to the heat of combustion of the airline fuel alone.
Bruce C. Jenkins, Aeronautical Eng
BS, Northrop Univ.
It is beyond engineering comprehension that the WTC buildings could have collapsed by any other means than a controlled demolition.
Bruce C. Jenkins, Aeronautical Eng
BS, Northrop Univ.
Sunnyvale, CA
Design Engineer on several upper stage and satellite structures including satellite boosters and aircraft fuselage. Participated in mid air retrieval of Spy Satellite (Corona Program) with C-130 Aircraft while with Lockheed Missiles & Space Corp and Aerospace Corp.
It is beyond engineering comprehension that the WTC buildings could have collapsed by any other means than a controlled demolition.
Massimo Zazzera
Maintenance Engineer
Aerospace Master’s Degree, Politecnico di Torino, 1999 Italy
They were controlled demolitions, no doubt. The images, the videos, the witnesses, surprisingly ignored by the 9/11 Commission, instead speak clearly.
Massimo Zazzera
Aerospace Master’s Degree, Politecnico di Torino, 1999 Italy
Bergamo, Italy
Occupation: Maintenance Engineer
Reliability and Maintenance Activities. Data Collection.
They were controlled demolitions, no doubt. The images, the videos, the witnesses, surprisingly ignored by the 9/11 Commission, instead speak clearly.
David M. Sullivan, BS
BS, Engineering, Vanderbilt University
There are 2 things that bother me about 9/11. The first is the fact that I bore witness to in the path train station under the two towers.…
David M. Sullivan, BS
BS, Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Sarasota, FL
My technical experience has been in IT as well as civil design. After graduating from Vanderbilt in 1999, I found myself working NYC a few blocks from the WTC. After the tragedy, I moved to FL and started doing civil design work.
There are 2 things that bother me about 9/11. The first is the fact that I bore witness to in the path train station under the two towers. I took the path train in that morning and arrived around the time the first plane hit the north tower. There was smoke in the station. How did it get there? The station was at least 4 to 5 levels below ground level. The second is building 7. It is physically impossible for a building to fall at free fall speed without some sort of assistance. This means that something must have been in the building to remove the objects from below the falling debris. This needs further investigation and the 9/11 commission failed to address this issue in their report.
Paulina A. Barria
Architect
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
What I think is that they were programmed demolitions and that it was an inside job produced by the US government with the help of the Israeli army,…
Paulina A. Barria
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Santiago, Chile
Occupation: Architect
Architect Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Diplomate in Lighting Design. Fundación UC Master In Lighting Design Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. I'm specialized from more than 10 years in the Lighting Design Field, in June of this year; I have began my own company related with lighting design, have working experience both in Europe, and South America. I'm also the only Official Trainer in Spanish of the Dialux Software.
What I think is that they were programmed demolitions and that it was an inside job produced by the US government with the help of the Israeli army, in order to destroy civil liberties and also to declare war on Iraq. There was also economic reasons to make this demolition, there were billions of insurances involved, and real estate speculation in the area.
Petition Signatories
Justtina Escandon
Pasadena, CA
Occupation: Patriot
Education: student
Justtina Escandon
student
Pasadena, CA
Occupation: Patriot
The constitution calls for a fair investigation.The families that lost love ones, have the right to know what happen to them.
9.2 seconds is way to fast for that building of that stature to go down. Fire cannot melt steel.
Abigail L. Larrison, PhD
Chicago, IL
Occupation: Neuroscience
Education: Ph.D., Neuroscience, Rutgers
Abigail L. Larrison, PhD
Ph.D., Neuroscience, Rutgers
Chicago, IL
Occupation: Neuroscience
Bruce W. Hain
Jamaica, NY
Occupation: Music
Education: BA Music, Marlboro College
Bruce W. Hain
BA Music, Marlboro College
Jamaica, NY
Occupation: Music
Spent 1994-1998 trying to get NJ Transit to build mostly-underground expansion of Newark City Subway using my design, without grade crossings. The realized light rail project - light rail generally - has serious flaws. Further unlikely transit planning projects are in the works.
Till seeing the ae911truth.org website, and giving it some thought, believed controlled demolition theory was strictly of the lunatic fringe. Then suddenly it dawned on me...
Rick D. Laurance, MFA
FRslV, Skåne, Sweden
Occupation: Sculptor
Education: MFA, sculpture, Alfred University
Rick D. Laurance, MFA
MFA, sculpture, Alfred University
FRslV, Skåne, Sweden
Occupation: Sculptor
Within the discipline of sculpture I have been trained and am skilled in and have working knowledge of many media, including metal, glass, ceramics, wood and concrete. This knowledge is within the limitations of sculpting.
I believe that enough (circumstantial) evidence has been made available that should validate the further investigation into the tower collapses.
Robert Silva
Redwood City, CA
Occupation: Student
Education: student
Robert Silva
student
Redwood City, CA
Occupation: Student
Maria G. Jensen
Aurora, CO
Occupation: Unknown
Education: Masters in Communication
Maria G. Jensen
Masters in Communication
Aurora, CO
Occupation: Unknown
Susan Scheuermann
Occupation: Unknown
Susan Scheuermann
Occupation: Unknown
Denise Walsh
Lakewood, CO
Occupation: Unknown
Education: student
Denise Walsh
student
Lakewood, CO
Occupation: Unknown
Byam Mcgoodwin
CO
Occupation: Unknown
Byam Mcgoodwin
CO
Occupation: Unknown
Amazing and scary!
Williams A. Pathy, ASE, EETC
Hillsdale, NJ
Occupation: Certified Service Technician
Williams A. Pathy, ASE, EETC
Hillsdale, NJ
Occupation: Certified Service Technician
I'm a mechanic, and I fix autos, boats, power equipment, water pumps, hydraulic work systems, generators, etc. I have a working knowledge of metalworking, smithing, and the working capacities of steels. I can stick weld, mig, oxy-aceteylene torch. I have a working knowledge of steels, also fabrication processes. I'm certified by A.S.E. & E.E.T.C. 7 times total out of 8 tests total
Why did the buildings come down in 10 seconds total? The official story about jet fuel temperatures is inaccurate. Jet fuel only gets up to a measurable temperature and can only get that hot. The steel was designed to be capable of withstanding that temperature for over 12 hours with an advantage of over 500 degrees farenheit. Buildings don't fall straight down when exposed to weakening of the steel supports. They sloth off and part of the building stays standing.
Allan B. Billings, BSEE
Fairfax, VA
Education: BSEE Polytechnic Institute of BKLYN
Allan B. Billings, BSEE
BSEE Polytechnic Institute of BKLYN
Fairfax, VA
Electrical Engineer for over 35 years and have been engineering manager, chief engineer and engineering consultant.
All three buildings wtc 1 and 2 and wtc 7 were in free fall which is only possible if there were taken down by demolition. This is now supported by the discovery of thermite in the dust collected from the event and the many reports of explosions going off in the various buildings. In fact an official that showed up at wt7 on that day reported massive explosions in the wtc7 building even before the plane had hit the adjoining wtc (1 or 2) building. He subsequently expired under strange circumstances.
Billy R. Hamilton, Student/Construction
Lomita, CA
Occupation: Construction
Education: student
Billy R. Hamilton, Student/Construction
student
Lomita, CA
Occupation: Construction
Matthew D. Prather
Anaheim, CA
Occupation: Economics
Education: B.A., Economics, UC Irvine
Matthew D. Prather
B.A., Economics, UC Irvine
Anaheim, CA
Occupation: Economics
I am just a citizen, with a brain and powers of basic reasoning. I am so good at basic economics that I know that the American people will find themselves without a middle class in our unfolding financial meltdown -- unless we start to face what the real problems are. The 9-11 terror attacks are one issue which we will need to start to face -- wherever the truth leads.
For me, slides 124 and 138 in the short presentation -- the free-fall collapse of the two towers -- are so obviously damning to the official story that no one should give that story credit. Even if the free-fall speed of collapse could be attributed to the plane crashes -- which they cannot -- the WTC building 7 collapse is even more damning. http://www.ae911truth.org//ppt_web/10min/slideshow.php?i=124&lores=1 http://www.ae911truth.org//ppt_web/10min/slideshow.php?i=139&lores=1
Peter Drew
Cardiff, NY
Occupation: Science
Education: Masters Sports Science
Peter Drew
Masters Sports Science
Cardiff, NY
Occupation: Science
I have 3 degrees including a masters degree in Sport Science from the University of Western Australia, and bachelor of science degree from the University of Otago in New Zealand. My studies have included work in physics and chemistry.
1. The temperatures reached from burning jet fuel and a burning building does not even come close to hot enough to weaken the steel structure of the towers, so how did they collapse? 2. For the towers to collapse so uniformly straight down, as opposed to tipping in one direction as you would expect if a tower was collapsing from fire, this would have required all of the dozens of steel struts to fail within a split second of each other. The odds of this occurring in one building would be so astronomical as to be barely even plausible, the odds of it occurring in 3 buildings is just plain fantasy. 3. The BBC reported in a live TV broadcast that Tower 7 had collapsed , however the problem was that the report was made 25 minutes before the tower actually collapsed, and in the news report, you can see Tower 7 still standing behind the reporter as she reports that it has collapsed. How could this happen? Where did she get that information from? How did that error in timing happen, who knew the tower was going to collapse, and how did they know it was going to collapse? And why was the BBC blindly reporting something that was clearly wrong? Surely there are some massive questions to be asked just from this issue alone, but there was never anything said about it by mainstream media.
George P. Watson
Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Frustrated Philosopher
George P. Watson
Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Frustrated Philosopher
I'm a 62 year-old white male who spent six decades working at minimum-wage type jobs in Southern California. My academic accomplishments are limited to two years of junior college and six months at UC Berkeley in the early 1970s. I'm currently retired. I augment my monthly SSA payment with a part-time job/volunteer position at a local ADHC (Adult Day Health Care) center specializing in Alzheimer's management.
The speed at which the towers collapsed troubled me from my very first viewing. There were conversations at work that day about the visual similarities to a controlled demolition.
John Martin
Frankfort, IN
Occupation: Trucker
John Martin
Frankfort, IN
Occupation: Trucker
Just one of those conspiracy nuts out there that believes what the eyes feed to the brain, not the propaganda from the news feed. Please explain the collapse of Building 7. Is anybody in America thinking anymore, or is your view based solely on which party sits in oval office?
Anyone can watch news video in slow motion and see explosions in sides of the building. What about two university tests that confirm the presence of thermite [an explosive] plus testimonies of eye witnesses inside of the buildings that heard explosions. When I try to discuss this with most people this is the point when they get up an walk away.
Ian J. Geldart, Student
SteAnneDeBellevue, QC, Canada
Occupation: Theatre
Education: student
Ian J. Geldart, Student
student
SteAnneDeBellevue, QC, Canada
Occupation: Theatre
John M. Giles, Construction Con
San Rafael, CA
Occupation: Building Contracting
John M. Giles, Construction Con
San Rafael, CA
Occupation: Building Contracting
Age 62, originally from New Zealand; U.S. resident 33 years. I att- ended a private high school, then studied industrial product design for 3 1/2 years, and was a professional furniture and interior designer for 2 years, 1969,1970. I then traveled around the world for 3 years through 45 countries, 1971-1973. Beginning working in construction in London in 1972, I continued in New Zealand 1974-1977, then came to the U.S. and was a contractor here for 30 years, through 2007. I went to film school part time, 1994-2002, and some friends and I made a feature-length movie which took us 6 years (2000-2006) to make.
The apparent majority of architects and engineers who agreed that the WTC buildings were brought down by the jets and fires should be ashamed of themselves, if not have their licenses taken away; did they not notice the just a little conspicuous, massive clouds of pulverized concrete dust, bursting out in all dir- ections--including upwards!--when the buildings were supposed to have simply collapsed. Those responsible for that heinous atrocity must be trembling in their boots now, aware no doubt that their nemesis, the growing 9/11 Truth movement, is onto them and their monstrous crimes against humanity, and that their days are numbered.
Lynne Balzer, Former High Scho
Spiro, OK
Occupation: Science
Education: BS Education
Lynne Balzer, Former High Scho
BS Education
Spiro, OK
Occupation: Science
Linda Foster
Fresno, CA
Occupation: Fine Artist
Linda Foster
Fresno, CA
Occupation: Fine Artist
Extensive college credits covering a wide variety of subjects: art, music, photography, humanities, and sciences.
It always troubled me that both buildings came down exactly the same way and in a very short time after the impacts of the planes and also so close in time of each other. That never seemed right. I have watched news footage of buildings that burned for hours and days and never fell. Both of these, after burning for very short times, just instantaneously collapsed into heaps of pulverized debris and dust. And then the third building did the same thing for no apparent reason. It wasn't hit by a plane, so why did it fall in a heap just like the other two. None of them leaned very much or had their tops collapse sideways very far or anything. They were dust before they hit the ground. A fire doesn't explain why everything would be dust before it even hits the ground. I have watched videos of controlled demolitions. These WTC buildings behaved just like those in the videos. Three different buildings. Three different situations and degrees of damage. Yet, they all collapsed the same exact way. I find that to be unbelievable and extremely unlikely to ever happen. Yet it did, right before the eyes of the entire world. Coincidence, hardly. The way they were constructed, unlikely as they had different levels of damage. So what does explain the collapses of these buildings? I would really like to know the truth.
Erico D. Dorea
Salvador, BA, Brazil
Occupation: Design
Education: Design, U. Salvador
Erico D. Dorea
Design, U. Salvador
Salvador, BA, Brazil
Occupation: Design
I'm a 31-year-old Brazilian graphic arts/design graduate and am now studying music in Spain...
Greatest circus ever! Almost 10 years and still (most of) the US people buy that story... time to act! Gotta take their mask out and show the world who those people really are!
Peter J. Denney, Author Of Ivory
Ann Arbor, MI
Occupation: Researcher
Peter J. Denney, Author Of Ivory
Ann Arbor, MI
Occupation: Researcher
My past is wasted time, little else. What drives me today is researching and seeking the truth behind a GLOBAL agenda that hidden societies of men have been contriving and carrying out over the last few centuries. They are the real criminals behind 9/11, Oklahoma City, and most events responsible for creating past and present wars, removing citizen rights and bankrupting America. Martial law is coming by their design!
Only those poor souls still in denial could conclude that open-air kerosene fires caused two, 110-story buildings to fall straight down through the path of MOST resistance! The disc 911 Mysteries-Demolition? provides the reasons why, as well as how it was done. It's cheaper to demolish buildings that need 2-billion in renovations (to remove asbestos) than to repair them. That was only one of the reasons they had to be brought down. I urge everyone to see this disc!
Edgardo Arvelo
Kissimmee, FL
Occupation: Realtor
Edgardo Arvelo
Kissimmee, FL
Occupation: Realtor
Rick Armstrong
Chattanooga, TN
Occupation: College Degree, Ba
Education: BA English Literature
Rick Armstrong
BA English Literature
Chattanooga, TN
Occupation: College Degree, Ba
I have no technical/scientific knowledge or expertise, simply a strong desire to find out the truth of what really happened on 9/11.
When I first saw the towers collapse, I immediately thought how eerily similar they looked to a controlled demolition as they fell so swiftly and uniformly to the ground. After viewing and reading much evidence set forth by many architects, engineers, and scientists, I am convinced that the explanations proffered in the official 9/11 Report are either fallacious or at the very least highly unscientific. I am convinced that the truth has yet to be made known to Americans and the world, and I think that the time has come to re-open the investigation into all facets of 9/11.
Danny F. Felletti
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Occupation: Acute Observer
Danny F. Felletti
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Occupation: Acute Observer
Iryadi N. Handoko
Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation: Interior Design
Education: ir, bandung institute of technology
Iryadi N. Handoko
ir, bandung institute of technology
Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation: Interior Design
I am interior designer and businessman that have some experience built some building projects.
its like a silly theory... they just think this part of movie that can make audience believe, but this is reality... so many victims caused of this conspiracy...
Janet P. Blazen, Concerned Citizen
Benton Harbor, MI
Janet P. Blazen, Concerned Citizen
Benton Harbor, MI
I HAVE NO DEGREE. I only have common sense............I am a mother, grandmother, friend, neighbor & citizen......I have always played by the rules and worked hard to provide for my family......I am at wits end at what's happening in the world !
WOW !!! This was the day the laws of physics changed........I wonder if those in charge remembered to change the Physics Text Books as well ?
Rik Irl
Derry, NH
Occupation: Lifelong Truth Seeker Student
Rik Irl
Derry, NH
Occupation: Lifelong Truth Seeker Student
Marilyn Thornbery
Kiowa, CO
Occupation: American For Truth
Marilyn Thornbery
Kiowa, CO
Occupation: American For Truth
I share no tech. experiences. That was not my field. What I do share is my love for my country and the truth.
I had often wondered why it had dropped down as it had, when the goodly portions were hit at the near tops. It had not seemed correct to me, even with the common knowledge of a person whom could think for themselves.
William S. Kaye, Managing Partner
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Occupation: Investment Professional
Education: mba-u. chicago,ba-vanderbilt u.
William S. Kaye, Managing Partner
mba-u. chicago,ba-vanderbilt u.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Occupation: Investment Professional
Founding partner of successful international investment firm. Former member of the Board of Directors of a major NYC-based investment bank.
911 Report compiled by the US government is entirely lacking in credibility.Numerous pertinent facts were omitted or distorted.A new independent and comprehensive investigation is required for the truth to be understood.Most troubling is the lack of attention to the fate of WTC7 and the relevant facts which strongly indicate this was a controlled demolition.Even non-engineers with a basic understanding of physics know that reinforced steel only melts at temperatures much higher than fire and that weakened buildings do not collapse at anything close to free-fall due to structural resistance.
Gaston Antonio A. Iglesias, Building Worker
Copenhaguen, Sealand, Denmark
Occupation: Worker
Education: Worker
Gaston Antonio A. Iglesias, Building Worker
Worker
Copenhaguen, Sealand, Denmark
Occupation: Worker
Ray Warman
Williamsburg, OH
Occupation: Student Of History
Education: student
Ray Warman
student
Williamsburg, OH
Occupation: Student Of History
I am self taught student of history, law and truth seeker of all events that shape America. I started my study 25 years ago when certain events caused me to question official accounts of events that were then taking place.
OH It is extremely obvious that the official story of how these buildings collapsed is just that, a story.
Robert J. Mills, Iii
Womelsdorf, PA
Education: AS
Robert J. Mills, Iii
AS
Womelsdorf, PA
After graduation from college in 1972, I started working at a battery manufacturer in a think tank developing automated assembly equipment. I worked with an inventor who didn't graduate from high school. He had a commonsense approach to mechanical design and became my mentor. After 12 years we moved on but the practical approach to mechanical design that he taught me has been the hallmark of my career. I have been a successful designer all my life and continue to do so.
After viewing many videos of 911, it struck me as being a controlled explosion. You could see explosions taking place many stories below the collapse. I don't even want to think of who is responsible for this but I can't believe 2 airliners created all the destruction.