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Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics (2000)

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AdmiralAsshat ◴[17 Nov 25 00:32 UTC] No.45949834[source]▶
Meanwhile Dolph Lundgren has an actual MA in Chemical Engineering. It's a pity we can't get him to do something like this in earnest to teach engineering concepts.
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1. andrehacker ◴[17 Nov 25 01:38 UTC] No.45950134[source]▶
Brian May (Queen) has a PhD degree in astrophysics :)
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2. DrewADesign ◴[17 Nov 25 02:50 UTC] No.45950456[source]▶
Tom Scholz, the guitarist for Boston with a masters in MechE from MIT, built his own effects, and much of his own recording equipment.
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3. kazinator ◴[17 Nov 25 02:56 UTC] No.45950480[source]▶
The guitars on Def Leppard's Hysteria [1987] were supposedly direct recorded using a Rockman.
4. kQq9oHeAz6wLLS ◴[17 Nov 25 03:13 UTC] No.45950566[source]▶
The story of getting their first album made is epic
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5. mek6800d2 ◴[17 Nov 25 05:11 UTC] No.45950989[source]▶
I still remember a very interesting article about him in the Electronic Engineering Times back in 1998: "Boston's Scholz Engineers a Rock Dynasty"

https://web.archive.org/web/19990224204558/http://www.eetime...

"Wherever there's a microprocessor, there's trouble."

6. tombert ◴[17 Nov 25 07:58 UTC] No.45951665[source]▶
Greg Graffin, lead singer for punk rock band Bad Religion, has a PhD in zoology [1] and is a frequent university lecturer.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Graffin

7. Cosi1125 ◴[17 Nov 25 08:49 UTC] No.45951913[source]▶
Dexter Holland (The Offspring) has a PhD in molecular biology [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_Holland#Science

8. Cthulhu_ ◴[17 Nov 25 13:42 UTC] No.45953469[source]▶
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is (was?) a fully qualified pilot and flew the band's 747 around the world
9. HanClinto ◴[17 Nov 25 16:22 UTC] No.45955047{3}[source]▶
Link to a recommended write-up?