Today in History – November 19, 1972 – Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth. It was the sixth and last Apollo mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface.
Also on this date in 1958, the first radio message was broadcast from space from the U.S. launched Explorer-1. Later [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Last moon landing and first broadcast from space
December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Tags: Aerospace Engineering · Electrical Engineering · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Surveying and Geomatics Engineerings
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: GPS helps drivers, sailors, hikers, gamers, scientists, engineers
December 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Today in History - December 8, 1993 - First functional GPS (Global Positioning System) was developed. The technology initially developed for military use eventually made its way into our daily lives- most notably in cars and cell phones. Using information from a number of satellites orbiting the Earth (originally with 24, now a total of [...]
Tags: Computer Engineering · Computer Science · Computing · Earth Sciences · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Information Systems · Information Technology · Software Engineering · Surveying and Geomatics Engineerings
Engineering Education Blog: Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial
October 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments
Today in History - October 31, 1941 - Mount Rushmore was completed. The Mount Rushmore project was an incredible feat of engineering and an integration of art and technology. It is the largest work of art on earth with a face that is 60 feet high. Although the workers regularly used dynamite and heavy [...]
Tags: Broadening Participation · Civil Engineering · Construction Engineering · Earth Sciences · Mineral and Mining Engineering · Surveying and Geomatics Engineerings