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Entries Tagged as 'Physics'

Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Founding of the American Physical Society

May 20th, 2010 · Add a Comment

Today in History -  May 20, 1899 – the American Physical Society (APS) is founded for the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. It was originally formed at Columbia University by 36 scientists from 17 institutions who elected Henry Rowland as their first president and A.A. Michelson as the first vice-president. It has [...]

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Tags: Aerospace Engineering · Astronomy · Computing · Electrical Engineering · Engineering Mechanics · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Geological Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Nuclear Engineering · Ocean Engineering · Petroleum Engineering · Physical Sciences · Physics

Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Isaac Newton and Calculus of Variations

January 26th, 2010 · Add a Comment

Today in History – January 26, 1697-  Isaac Newton solves Bernoulli’s brachistochrone problem, inventing the “calculus of variations”. The story goes that Jean Bernoulli gave Isaac Newton a challenge solve the following problem in six months: We are given two fixed points in a vertical plane. A particle starts from rest at one of the [...]

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Tags: Astronomy · Computer Science · Electrical Engineering · Engineering Mechanics · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Mathematical Sciences · Mechanical Engineering · Nuclear Engineering · Physical Sciences · Physics

Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Noyce files patent for the integrated circuit

July 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Today in History – July 30, 1959 – Noyce patents the integrated circuit – 50th anniversary. Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at the small Fairchild Semiconductor start-up company were both working on the concept of an integrated circuit in 1958. Prior to this invention, only parts of a circuit – such as [...]

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Tags: Electrical Engineering · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Physics

Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Kilby patents the Texas Instruments integrated circuit

June 23rd, 2009 · Add a Comment

Today in History – June 23, 1964 - Kilby patents the integrated circuit. Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at the small Fairchild Semiconductor start-up company were both working on the concept of an integrated circuit in 1958. Prior to this invention, only parts of a circuit – such as the transistor – were [...]

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Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Integrated circuit patented

April 25th, 2009 · Add a Comment

Today in History – April 25, 1961 – Robert Noyce and Fairchild awarded patent for the integrated circuit. Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at the small Fairchild Semiconductor start-up company were both working on the concept of an integrated circuit in 1958. Prior to this invention, only parts of a circuit – [...]

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Tags: Electrical Engineering · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Physics

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