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mechanical

[muh-kan-i-kuhl] / məˈkæn ɪ kəl /


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A mechanical engineer by training, he played a central role in major shifts such as the Mac’s transition to Apple-designed chips.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an engineer at Virtual Research Systems prior to joining Apple.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

A mechanical engineer by background, who most recently has led hardware engineering for all of Apple’s products, Ternus takes Apple’s reins at a critical time in its history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A mechanical engineer who helped architect Apple Silicon — arguably Apple’s most genuinely innovative achievement under Cook — he represents a return to product-first thinking.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Pascal’s explanation is a mechanical explanation, and its oddity is that it extends the scope of mechanical explanations from the artificial world of levers and pulleys to the natural world of gases and liquids.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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