The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

BBC’s Michael Mosley takes an informative and descriptive journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society’s historical path. This quest is an ambitious journey to answer questions of existence: Who are we? What is the world made of? How did we get here? This story is part of that quest [...]

Written on August 26, 2010 | Posted in Videos | Be the first to comment

The Transatlantic Cable: The 19th Century’s Greatest Underwater Engineering Feat

Long before the Chanel Tunnel, an underwater project of grandeur would connect people separated by oceans. In 1839 two inventors, William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone unveiled the telegraph, sparking a decade of experimentation and growth of knowledge in underwater telegraph cables.  During that time, the idea of expanding the technology between major cities separated by [...]

Written on August 16, 2010 | Posted in Articles | Be the first to comment

Transitioning back into an engineering career

The 2008-2010 recession saw many engineers out of work, in some cases for an extended period of time. From what we have observed here at The Engineering Daily, the jobs section continues to receive a wider audience, at times single positions receiving multiple applicants. This definitely indicates that there is still a segment of the [...]

Written on August 6, 2010 | Posted in Articles | 2 comments

The Construction of the Roman Aqueducts

Following the assassination of Julius Ceasar, subsequent Roman emperors spearheaded the construction of many technological feats. These feats allowed Rome to expand its empire and improve the quality of life for all Romans. The Aqueducts were most responsible for the latter in that they made available a much needed commodity ensuring that Romans had a [...]

Written on August 2, 2010 | Posted in Videos | Be the first to comment