Today in History – August 19, 1934 – First All-American Soap Box Derby. This youth competition was inspired by photographer Myron Scott while he was covering a story on the soap box cars built by local boys for the Dayton Daily News. He was motivated to develop a similar program at a national scale. Not [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First All American Soap Box Derby
August 19th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Tags: Broadening Participation · Engineering Design · Engineering Mechanics · General Engineering, Engineering Science · K-12 Education · Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Founding of the National Center for Women in Information Technology
May 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Today in History – May 18, 2004 – Founding of the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT). Alas women now only represent a small fraction of computer science graduates and are not fully represented in the world of information technology and computing. This is one reason I enthusiastically agreed to co-found and serve as [...]
Tags: Broadening Participation · Computer Engineering · Computer Science · Computing · Gender Equity · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Information Systems · Information Technology · Software Engineering
Engineering Education Blog: ENIAC and Women in Computing
February 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments
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 computer is considered [...]
Tags: Broadening Participation · Computer Engineering · Computer Science · Computing · Gender Equity · Information Systems · Information Technology · Software Engineering
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), First patent [...]
Tags: African American · Broadening Participation
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 [...]
Tags: African American · Broadening Participation · Community Service Learning · General Engineering, Engineering Science