Today in History – July 27, 2010 – Plastic bottle catamaran named “Plastiki” completes epic pacific crossing. A crew of experts, scientists, and creatives, led by visionary explorer David de Rothschild, sailed over 12,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney in a boat made out of plastic bottles and recycled [...]
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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Plastic Bottle Catamaran Crossing the Pacific
July 27th, 2011 · Add a Comment
Tags: Environmental Engineering · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering · Ocean Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: The Panama Canal Offically Opens
July 12th, 2011 · Add a Comment
Today in History – July 12, 1920 – Official opening of the Panama Canal by Woodrow Wilson; although used since August 15, 1914. 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 [...]
Tags: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering · Ocean Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Inaugural TRON Legacy Exhibit at the National Science & Engineering Festival
October 23rd, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – October 23-24 – TRON Legacy Exhibit at the National Science & Engineering Festival. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has teamed up with Walt Disney Studios to co-create an interactive exhibit in Tent 102 at the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, which will take place on the National Mall in [...]
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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: Plastic Bottle Catamaran Crossing the Pacific
July 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Today in History – July 27, 2010 – Plastic bottle catamaran named “Plastiki” completes epic pacific crossing. A crew of experts, scientists, and creatives, led by visionary explorer David de Rothschild, sailed over 12,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney in a boat made out of plastic bottles and recycled [...]
Tags: Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering · Engineering Mechanics · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Geological Engineering · Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering · Ocean Engineering