Today in History – March 22, 1985 – The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is adopted in response to studies documenting the harm caused to the environment and our own health by ozone-depleting substances. Ozone is a colorless gas, closely related to the oxygen in the air we breathe. The ozone molecule [...]

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Today in History – March 19, 1932 – the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia, was opened. It is the world’s largest steel-arch Bridge. For more information, see the Engineering Pathway’s resources on bridge design and construction. For related educational resources, visit the Civil Engineering Education or Construction Engineering Education disciplinary communities. Also today in 1883 the [...]

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Today in History – March 16, 1926 – Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard launched the world’s first successful liquid-fuel rocket. Goddard’s rocket was a very small contraption connected to tanks with gasoline and liquid oxygen, and sitting atop a frame 10 feet tall. It screeched into the air for a few seconds, reaching an altitude of [...]

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Today in History – March 14, 1927 – First female engineer in ASCE. Elsie Eaves was the first woman in the US to be elected as a full member to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). When ASCE was founded in 1852, its membership was restricted to men, a policy which eventually led to [...]

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Today in History – March 14, 1987 – First Pi Day is celebrated.  3/14 (3.14) was chosen by physicist Larry Shaw of the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco to be celebrated as Pi Day. For more information, browse the Engineering Pathway’s educational resources on Pi Day and other irrational numbers.

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