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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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Inaugural TRON Legacy Exhibit at the National Science & Engineering Festival
October 23rd, 2010 · Add a Comment
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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 [...]
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2009 Premier Award Competition – Submission date July 17
May 6th, 2009 · Add a Comment
Have you developed courseware – interactive websites, simulations, tutorials, case studies, software environments or tools – designed to enhance engineering education? We want to see it! Submissions due July 17, 2009. The Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware, hosted by the Engineering Pathway, is open to a wide range of submissions of high-quality, [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Ice cream scoop invented
February 2nd, 2009 · Add a Comment
Today in History – February 2, 1897 – Ice cream scoop patented by Alfred L. Cralle, the first African-American in Pittsburgh to receive a patent. His patent became the model for ice cream scoops in households soon after and the basis for many scoops today. Cralle was born in Lunenberg County, Virginia on September 4, [...]
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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Rosa Parks Day marks service learning and the invention of the assembly line and hydroponics
December 1st, 2008 · Add a Comment
Today in History – December 1, 1955 – Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in a bus in Montgomery and galvanized the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks showed the world that a single courageous act could positively change the course of history. How can we use engineering and human-centered technologies to positively impact [...]
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