Windshield Wipers PostedSeptember 17, 2015 AT 10:20 AM Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper in 1903, years before Henry Ford industrialized automobile production. Comments0
Cindy Sheu, URS Corporation Field Construction Engineer Olmsted Locks and Dam PostedNovember 6, 2014 AT 2:08 PM The Olmsted dam, scheduled to be completed in 2016, will be the largest in-the-wet dam ever built. Comments0
The Rube Goldberg Machine PostedJuly 29, 2014 AT 1:54 PM Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist and an engineer, but his name has come to be an adjective defined as accomplishing something simple through complicated means. Comments0
, Student Remote Presence PostedNovember 19, 2012 AT 2:12 PM Robots are increasingly being used in hospitals to allow critical care physicians to be in two places at once. Comments0
Egirl Team Alaskan Pipeline PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 6:56 AM The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is 800 miles long and has a diameter of four feet. Comments0
Egirl Team Atalaya PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 6:54 AM Atalaya mansion in South Carolina included running water throughout the 40,000 square-foot 55-room home in 1933. Comments0
Egirl Team Bakelite PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 6:53 AM Bakelite was the first plastic not to melt when put in high temperatures. Comments0
Egirl Team Big Brutus PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 6:49 AM Big Brutus is the second largest electric shovel in the world. Comments0
Egirl Team Bionic Arm PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 6:48 AM A team of five biomedical engineers in Edinburgh, Scotland created the first working bionic arm in 1993. Comments0
Egirl Team Bobsleigh Runs PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 6:47 AM There are less than 20 bobsleigh tracks in the entire world approved by the sport's international governing organization. Comments0
Egirl Team Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 6:45 AM The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is considered to be "One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World." Comments0
Egirl Team Crystal Bridge PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:26 AM In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the Crystal Bridge Conservatory is seven stories tall and 224 feet long. Comments0
Egirl Team Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:22 AM The Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering is the highest award given to specifically engineers. Comments0
Egirl Team EBR-1 PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:20 AM The Experimental Breeder Reactor-1 was the first facility to produce electricity generated by nuclear energy. Comments0
Egirl Team Emily Roebling PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:19 AM A woman named Emily Roebling supervised construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Comments0
Egirl Team Ferris Wheel PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:17 AM A Ferris Wheel was the landmark of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Comments0
Egirl Team First Computer Program PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:16 AM The first "computer program" was designed by a famous poet's daughter in 1843. Comments0
Egirl Team Galveston Seawall PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:14 AM The Galveston Seawall is seven miles long and seventeen feet high and protects the city from hurricanes. Comments0
Egirl Team Hedy Lamarr PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:13 AM Hedy Lamarr, a famous 1930s movie actress, made significant engineering contributions to today's wireless networks. Comments0
Egirl Team Hoover Dam PostedMarch 27, 2012 AT 5:11 AM The Hoover Dam is one of the tallest concrete dams ever built and it created one of the largest manmade lakes in the United States. Comments0
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