Mr Shoumatoff has a knack for using technical terms without quite persuading his reader that he knows what they mean.
Dr. Low helped drive the field of infrared astronomy with his enthusiasm and an intuitive knack for solving technical problems, said George H. Rieke, a longtime associate at the University of Arizona.
But they are crammed with ideas and technical prowess, along with a knack for channeling the overall cultural mood, which felt edgy and tense even before the economy started on its recent thrill ride.
Owen has a knack for explaining technical innovations in layman's terms, and he vividly conveys the magnitude of Xerox's coup: in 1961, when a television ad showed a young girl making copies, a competitor demanded proof that she was not a midget.
Listening to Aderin-Pocock describe the satellite, it's hard to miss her enthusiasm for space science and her knack for explaining technical information--a skill she uses in her outreach company, Science Innovation Ltd., which she runs in her spare time.
Sink and Gortman spoke in technical jargon, but Price had a knack for explaining biodiesel in layman's terms.
A technical analyst named Suri Duddella with a knack for tough algorithms, a passion for numbers, and the vision for siXer.cOm.
