Speakers Series. Rachel Lindbergh, Life Lessons from ”Tin Whiskers”.

September 28 – (Daniel Island Club) Speakers Series. Rachel Lindbergh, Life Lessons from ”Tin Whiskers”. We have known Rachel since she was 17 years old when she spoke to our Rotary group regarding her high school science project. She and three teammates decided to investigate “tin whiskers” which pose a serious problem for electronics of all types. When used as a finish material in electronic components, tin can spontaneously grow conductive whiskers which form electrical paths that can adversely affect the operation of that electrical device. The team submitted their science project to a national competition and it won. As a result, their project was loaded onto a space shuttle and launched to the International Space Station. Unfortunately, the first rocket blew up. Undaunted the team tried again. The second rocket also blew up. Try, try again. Fortunately, the third time was a charm and the astronauts on board actually…