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: Inventors, Innovators and Patents
July 31st, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – July 31, 1790 – first U.S. patent went to Samuel Hopkins for an improvement “in the making Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and Process.” President George Washington, Attorney General Edmund Randolph, and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson signed the patent. Only two other patents were granted that [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Inventors, Innovators and Patents
July 26th, 2010 · Add a Comment
In July – July 31, 1790 – first U.S. patent went to Samuel Hopkins for an improvement “in the making Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and Process.” President George Washington, Attorney General Edmund Randolph, and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson signed the patent. Only two other patents were granted that year, [...]
Tags: Engineering Design · Engineering Management · Gender Equity · General Engineering, Engineering Science
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First iPhone is sold
June 29th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – June 29, 2007 -The first Apple iPhone is sold. The initial price tag of $600 limited sales to early adapters and Apple fans, of which there were many (photo of waiting line upper left). The price was reduced to $400 soon afterwards and in 2008 the iPhone 3G at $200 released [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Velcro® Trademark is Registered
May 13th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – May 13, 1958 – Velcro® trademark is registered for a fabric hook and loop fastener. The way George de Mestral, a Swiss mountaineer, tells the story, he was hiking with his dog in 1948 and was frustrated to see all of these burrs covering them both when he returned home. He says [...]
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