A life of opportunities [President´s Perspectives]

My first job was at the National Electrical Metrology Laboratory of Uruguay, more than thirty years ago. That was really a privilege because I had just finished my first year in the university, and I had the chance to learn from both worlds, the academic and the practical world of electrical measurement. At that time, it was not easy to acquire sophisticated and precise instruments, so from time to time we had to develop our own instruments or devices. It was very interesting to try to solve real problems at work with the tools we were taught in the university. Most of the time, we had to learn independently. We tried new techniques in the field and questioned each result we obtained. I was fascinated by the mysteries of measurements.