Today in History – July 14, 1867 - Nobel first demonstrates dynamite. While in Paris, Nobel came to work with Ascanio Sobrero, the inventor of nitroglycerine. Though it was ten times stronger that black powder, it was highly unstable. Nobel was intrigued with nitroglycerine’s potential as a construction tool. But he knew he had to make [...]
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Nobel first demonstrates dynamite
July 14th, 2010 · Add a Comment
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Kyoto Goes into Effect
February 16th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in history – February 16, 2005 – the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change goes into effect. In 1992 the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in order to meet the looming concerns of global warming. As greenhouse gas levels rose around the world it became clear that [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: The Daguerrotype process is announced
January 9th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – January 09, 1839 – Louis Daguerre announces his photographic process. The first permanent photograph was made in 1826 by Joseph Niepce. Together with Louis Daguerre they further refined the process. The process involved silver-coated copper plates mixed with iodine to create a layer of silver iodine. After being exposed to light [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Burton Patents Thermal Cracking
January 7th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – January 7, 1913 – William Merriam Burton is awarded the patent for thermal cracking. Cracking is a process where organic molecules and broken down into simpler molecules by breaking carbon-carbon bonds. This process is used to breakdown crude oil into one of its many products. These methods were pioneered in by [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Construction Begins on the Golden Gate Bridge
January 5th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – January 5, 1892 – Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. After years of gathering support and funding for the bridge, Joseph Strauss oversaw its construction. The project was so massive that a Golden Gate District was formed to build the bridge. All in all the bridge ended up costing about [...]
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