“[Visionaries] not only believed that the impossible can be done, but that it must be done.”

—  Bran Ferren

To create for the ages, let's combine art and engineering, Bran, Ferren, January 23, 2018, www.ted.com, March 2014 https://www.ted.com/talks/bran_ferren_to_create_for_the_ages_let_s_combine_art_and_engineering,

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