Today in History – February 14, 1946 – ENIAC, the world’s first digital electronic computer, is unveiled. ENIAC – Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer – the world’s first operational, general purpose, electronic digital computer, developed at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania. The ENIAC and the invention of the [...]
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Engineering Education Blog: ENIAC and Women in Computing
February 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Black History Month
February 4th, 2010 · Add a Comment
February is African American History Month. Celebrate by browsing the Engineering Pathway’s resources on African American scientists, engineers & inventors and our computing and engineering diversity websites.
Readers interested in inventions by African Americans may want to view the following blogs: Martin Luther King Day (January 20), Ice cream scoop invented (February 2), [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: First Martin Luther King Day
January 18th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – January 20, 1986 – First federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King. Through fifteen years of the persistent efforts of Congress Members John Conyers (Michigan), Shirley Chisholm (New York) and an army of other supports, Martin Luther King Day legislation was passed in 1983. A number of changes were required for it [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: First African-American in Space
August 30th, 2009 · Add a Comment
Today in history- Aug 30, 1983- Guion “Guy” Bluford became the first African America to travel to space , 22 years after the first American traveled to space. This twenty plus year’s gap makes his accomplishment an important milestone in African American history. Born November 22,1942 with a mother for a teacher and an engineer [...]
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Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Portal
August 25th, 2009 · Add a Comment
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) is a NSF sponsored program. The goal of the BPC is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented graduates in the computing disciplines, with an emphasis on women, persons with disabilities, and minorities (African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders).
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