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Engineering is a process of iterative development.
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Additional credits
Diagram of the arc reactor mark 1 by MarkFinn
Diagram of the arc reactor mark 2 by Beresclet
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Acknowledgements
Thank you for beta:rivkat,
some_stars, and
springgreen.
Thank you for cheerleading when I was discouraged:
katie_m,
minnaway,
laurashapiro,
oliviacirce,
vonniek,
were_duck, and anyone else I have forgotten forcing to watch an incomplete draft at Vividcon.
Notes
Alternate summary suggested byrivkat: I have not failed, not once. I’ve discovered ten thousand ways that don’t work. --Thomas Edison [kinda sorta but not entirely apocryphal]
Some influences:
amonitrate's story, iterative development
raanve's post on Iron Man 3:
How much do I love that little moment [of Tony finding a screwdriver]? Like how basic is that? And it sends such a message of, "It's okay. I'm okay. I can rebuild everything I need so long as I have the people I love anda box of scrapsbasic tools." And.. okay maybe I also have some feelings about like, "basic tools" being more than just actual screwdrivers but also decent coping mechanisms & the ability to talk to people about stuff & maybe anxiety medication possibly?
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