Today in History – September 1, 1873 – the world’s first cable-powered railroad in San Francisco is put into operation. The inventor of the cable car was Andrew S. Hallidie (center image above) and contracted by the Clay Street Hill Railroad Company in San Francisco. Hallidie’s system used a continuous looped wire rope that was [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First Cable Cars in San Francisco
September 1st, 2010 · Add a Comment
Tags: Civil Engineering · Construction Engineering · Engineering Management · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Gossamer Condor and human-powered flight
August 23rd, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – August 23, 1977 – Gossamer Condor achieves first human powered flight around a figure eight. This team effort, under the leadership of Paul B. MacCready, Jr., won the $50,000 Kremer Prize and captured the world’s attention. Bryan Allen maintained a head-height during the 7 1/2 minute figure eight flight. British millionaire [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: First All American Soap Box Derby
August 19th, 2010 · Add a Comment
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 [...]
Tags: Broadening Participation · Engineering Design · Engineering Mechanics · General Engineering, Engineering Science · K-12 Education · Mechanical Engineering
Today in History for August 15: The Panama Canal and Ship Engineering
August 15th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – August 15, 1914 – First ship through the Panama Canal. Ever since Europeans discovered the new world, sailors dreamed of linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama, a narrow neck of land connecting North and South America in what is now the country of Panama. The construction [...]
Tags: General Engineering, Engineering Science · Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering · Ocean Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: IBM and the PC
August 12th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – August 12, 1981 – IBM introduces the first PC personal computer for $1,600 base price. The IBM PC was introduced only one year after Bill Lowe, Director of IBM’s Boca Raton division in Florida, was given the go ahead to begin operations. The project was controversial as few believed that an [...]
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