TOP 10

If you look at our list of the Top 10 most remarkable engineers, you will notice some similarities.  Outside, the obvious drive and ambition, these remarkable engineers also possessed an unwavering desire and a passion for engineering.  It is what explains Edison’s  attitude after  1,000 failures, or Ford’s belief in [...]

10. Iron Bridge » 9. Ponte Vecchio » 8. Erasmus Bridge » 7. Forth Railway Bridge » 6. Bixby Creek Bridge As voted by our users, here are the top five of the most beautiful bridges in the world. 5. Pont de pierre (Bordeaux) Image source: quittignanbrillette.com 4. Brooklyn Bridge [...]

I am not a fan of novels. Perhaps it due to the fact that as an intellectually curious engineer, novels do not usually provide the needed mental stimulation. It might also be because I do not like dull feeling of having to live vicariously in someone else’s imagined story. While [...]

As engineers we appreciate the beauty achieved in the marriage of concrete and steel. For many young engineers, bridges are the quintessential engineering creations mostly because they are usually our first exposure into the engineering world. This list is a celebration of some of these creations which have not only [...]

Following our initial moments of genius article which profiled the likes of Isaac Newtown and Archimedes, it dawned on us that there have been other similar moments of genius. Though not as celebrated falling of an apple kind of eureka moments the following moments of genius brought solutions or answers [...]

It was the decade of highs and lows, a time of great optimism and deep uncertainty. Outside engineering, the past decade was as chaotic as it was promising. A global recession saw many engineering projects held as more engineering companies folded. Meanwhile, engineering projects in some countries were in full throttle, [...]

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is an active project beneath the Swiss Alps, expected to open in 2016.  The completed Gotthard project will consist of two single-track with a route length of 35.4 miles plus 94.3 miles of tunnels shafts and passages, easily making it the world’s longest rail tunnel.  The [...]

China has yet again proved that no engineering feat is impossible. Be it a seemingly impossible river diversion project or a 26.4-mile long sea bridge, engineers in China appear ready to conquer any challenge. The 26.4 mile long Jiaozhou Bay Bridge was recently opened after four years of construction. This impressive structure connects [...]

We have all had those moments. Those intense moments when a sudden gush of energy propels your brain into overdrive, creating a delightful mental sensation and voila; an idea is born or a solution to a problem is achieved. Some have termed this moment as the Eureka moment, named after [...]

My first engineering job in college was working for a roadway design consultant. I found the work fascinating because it mostly involved site surveys and CADD design. During the short duration of that internship, I don’t recall experiencing a challenge that I could not address, especially given the vast tools [...]