James Doohan Inspires Engineering Students

James Doohan Inspires Engineering Students

In 2005, the BBC reported that actor James Doohan, who played chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on Star Trek, had received an honorary doctorate in engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The university awarded the honorary doctorate after half of the surveyed students indicated that Scotty had inspired them to pursue careers in engineering.

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