The 7 Minutes of Terror Explained
The Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.
A Day in the Life – Civil Engineer
A Day in the Life – Nuclear Engineer
A document by the History Channel which examines the numerous engineering feats the Egyptians undertook 5000 years ago to create some marvels that still stand today. Engineering an Empire – Egypt
The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid is a futuristic project proposed for construction over the Tokyo Bay in Japan. The proposed structure is a pyramid that would be about 14 times higher…
The Persian Empire was one of the most mysterious civilizations in the ancient world. Persia became an empire under the Cyrus the Great, who created a policy of religious and cultural tolerance that became the hallmark of Persian rule. Engineering feats include an innovative system of water management; a cross-continent paved roadway stretching 1500 miles; a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea; and the creation of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Mausoleum of Maussollos.
By the middle of the 19th century, the benefits brought by the host of advances of the industrial age were gradually beginning to reach America, which soon developed a spectacular…