Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering is a process or method through which one attempts to understand through deductive reasoning how a previously made device, process, system, or piece of software accomplishes a task with very little insight into exactly how it does so. Reverse engineering is applicable in the fields of computer engineering, mechanical engineering, design, electronic engineering, software engineering, chemical engineering, and systems biology.

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A Hollywood sci-fi prop shop became the best kept secret in aerospace. Because everything at Norton was in fact real—decommissioned engines, solenoids, and avionics units. Entrepreneurs realized reverse engineering these artifacts from NASA's golden age could give them an edge over the competition.

“Reverse Engineering” Brain Tissue Reveals Sugar-Studded Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease