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Goldberg Shared Rare Gift for Cartoons, Engineering
July marks the anniversary of the birth of Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist, inventor, sculptor, and civil engineer, best known for his drawings depicting complex gadgets and machines that satirize...
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Saluting the Engineer Who Oversaw Pentagon Construction and the Manhattan...
August marked the birth month of Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves, who supervised construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project’s development of the atomic bomb during World War II. Leslie...
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Electric Light By Water
September marked the anniversary of the Appleton Edison Power Plant, the first Edison hydroelectric central station and predecessor to the landmark Vulcan Street Plant in Wisconsin. Built on the Fox...
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From Ash Dump to International Spectacle: the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Last month marked the 75th anniversary of the closing of the 1939 New York World’s Fair. From 1935 to 1939, the World’s Fair committee planned, built, and organized the fair and its exhibits, creating...
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‘Mighty Mac’ Bridge Unites Michigan Peninsulas, Inspires Poem
Last month marked the anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge, which opened to traffic on Nov. 1, 1957. “The Mighty Mac,” a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake...
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Three Centuries Later, Oglethorpe Plan for Savannah Still Emulated
Last month marked the birth of Gen. James Oglethorpe (Dec. 22, 1696 – June 30, 1785), a British general, member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the original colony of Georgia. Among...
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Modjeski Hailed as World’s Leading Bridge Builder
January marked the anniversary of the birth of Ralph Modjeski, Polish-born American civil engineer, best known for his distinguished work that spanned two eras of bridge engineering and construction....
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Revolutionary Hardy Cross Method Owes Name to Civil Engineer
February marks the anniversary of the birth of civil engineer and professor Hardy Cross, known for his method for analyzing and solving indeterminate structures, which reshaped formal structural...
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Theodore Judah Makes Vision for Transcontinental Railroad a Reality
March is the anniversary of the birth of Theodore Judah, renowned engineer, visionary, and lobbyist for America’s first transcontinental railroad. Born March 4, 1826 in Bridgeport, CT, Judah and his...
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Ellicott’s Stone Still Used by Surveyors Today
April marks the anniversary of the setting of astronomer and surveyor Andrew Ellicott’s Stone in Mobile County, AL. Commissioned by George Washington to denote the border between the United States and...
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