Today in History, September 12, 1992, Dr. Mae C. Jemison became the first woman of color to successfully travel into space. Dr. Jemison’s accomplishment came over three decades after the first American traveled to space and a decade after the first African American male did so. Through her historic accomplishment, Dr. Jemison made the dream [...]
Entries from September 2008
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First African American Woman in Space
September 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Computer Science · General Engineering, Engineering Science
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: the Blanchard Lathe
September 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Today in History – September 6, 1819 – Blanchard lathe is patented by Thomas Blanchard of Middlebury, Connecticut. The advantage of this lathe was that it was capable of manufacturing irregular forms, such as gun stocks. Actually, the lathe is more of a shaper since the cutter was a rotating wheel tool and the action [...]
Tags: General Engineering, Engineering Science · Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: First Cable Cars in San Francisco
September 1st, 2008 · Add a Comment
Today in History – September 1, 1873 – the world’s first cable-powered railroad in San Francisco is put into operation. The inventor of the cable car was Andrew S. Hallidie (center image above) and contracted by the Clay Street Hill Railroad Company in San Francisco. Hallidie’s system used a continuous looped wire rope that was [...]