The son of bakers proved to be a quick study at an early age.
"When I was young, I rode to work at 5 a.m. a lot with my folks,"said Agilent Fellow Joel Dunsmore, that quick study. "Dad said it's a lot easier tomake money with your head than your back."
And so, at 13, pulling an electronics book from a library shelf,Dunsmore set out to do just that, chart a course for a careeroutside of kneading and yeast and baking ovens. After reading thatbook--50 electrical DIY projects that today Dunsmore jokes would beconsidered "child abuse"--he wired his father's bakery with featureslike an electronic timer for his ovens.
