Today in History – August 13, 1913 – English metallurgist, Harry Brearley cast the first true stainless steel in Sheffield, England. This steel alloy was composed of 0.24% carbon and 12.8% chromium. Brearley (upper left photo) was trying to develop a more erosion-resistant steel for rifle barrels. He etched samples with acid before examining the [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Stainless steel is first cast
August 13th, 2010 · Add a Comment
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: The Real McCoy
July 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Today in history – July 12, 1872 - Elijah McCoy created an invention that has made him arguably the most notable African American inventor ever. His birth date is still unknown although the date is speculated by many sources ranging from March 27, 1843 to May 2, 1844. His story would not have been possible [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Bar codes and RFID tags
June 26th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – June 26, 1974 – First barcode using the universal product code (UPC) was scanned by a cashier at a supermarket checkout counter. A shopper named Clyde Dawson handed a cashier at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio named Sharon Buchanan a 10-pack of chewing gum. The gum’s black and white barcode [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Wright brothers’ patents
May 22nd, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – May 22, 1906 – Wright brothers patent improvements to “flying machine”. From the patent: Our invention relates to that class of fly ing machines in which the weight is sustained by the reactions resulting when one or more aeroplanes are moved through the air edge-wise at a small angle of incidence, [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Toyota Prius sales top 1 million unit
April 30th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – April 30, 2008 – Toyota Prius worldwide sales top 1 million mark. Although the Toyota Prius started as a niche green car when Toyota unveiled the first generation in 1997 it has become the highest selling hybrid on the market. Toyota announced that its cumulative sales passed the 1 million mark, [...]
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