Engineering Spotlight - Elijah McCoy
Nanette South Clark
August 14, 2017
According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology : "Frequently, if people want to make sure to get "the real thing" –...
Monday, August 14, 2017
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Engineering Quotes
Douglas Adams Quote
Nanette South Clark
August 10, 2017
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
George Washington
Science Quote by George Washington
Nanette South Clark
July 26, 2017
"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country...
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Wireless
Nikola Tesla -- The Man of the Future
Nanette South Clark
July 20, 2017
This newspaper article from 1899 includes some anecdotes about Nikola Tesla I hadn't read before and also includes a detailed physical d...
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Gertrude B. Elion
Science Quote by Gertrude B. Elion
Nanette South Clark
July 16, 2017
"Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can'...
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Engineering Quotes
Science Quote by Robert G. Ingersoll
Nanette South Clark
July 05, 2017
"The glory of science is, that it is freeing the soul, breaking the mental manacles, getting the brain out of bondage, giving courag...
Monday, June 19, 2017
Engineering Quotes
Engineering Quote by Wilfred James Dolor
Nanette South Clark
June 19, 2017
“Math is my Passion. Engineering is my Profession.” ― Wilfred James Dolor
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Nikola Tesla
Electrifying Public School Children -- A Nikola Tesla News Article from 1912
Nanette South Clark
June 11, 2017
Good idea: Sending children to school. Bad idea: Electrifying children at school! One word popped into my mind when I found this articl...
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Engineering Quotes
Engineering Quote by Eraldo Banovac
Nanette South Clark
June 10, 2017
"Each type of knowledge has value; however, from an engineering point of view, practical knowledge seems to be more valuable than th...
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Structural Failures
The 1913 Orpheum Theater Steel Frame Collapse, Part 1
Nanette South Clark
June 08, 2017
In 1913, the Orpheum Theater's balcony collapsed in New York City because the high columns were insufficiently braced. This fact was not...
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