History of Mechanical Engineering

Now in History of Mechanical Engineering

Archimedes

Archimedes' contributions to mathematics and engineering are legendary – and perhaps even mythical. Although much about the man behind "Eureka!" is lost to history, there is no doubt about the depth of his genius.

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci practiced military, hydraulics, civil, mechanical, and architectural engineering, using different methods some 600 years ago as compared to today. Luckily, he kept terrific engineering notebooks.

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Building Stonehenge:<br>A Simple DIY Job

Building Stonehenge: A Simple DIY Job

W.T. "Wally" Wallington, retired carpenter and construction worker, has proven that the Stonehenge monument could have been transported, placed, and secured by one man. And judging by the video he has placed on YouTube and on his website, "The Forgotten Technology," a video that first ran on The Discovery Channel several years ago, it doesn't even appear to be all that difficult.

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Groups

Basic Engineering Technical Group (BETG)

Comprised of six Divisions concerned with the application of basic engineering principles

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Applied Mechanics Division (AMD)

Energy and Technology Management Group (ETMG)

Committee on Power Boilers

History of Mechanical Engineering dates to ancient Greece and China, where mechanisms like screw pumps, steam engines, clocks, seismometers, and even differential gears were invented. Chain drives, escarpments, crankshafts, and camshafts date to the Middle Ages. Mechanical engineering turned analytical with Newton’s Laws of Motion and the invention of calculus. By 1825, the U.S. had three schools of engineering: the U.S. Military Academy, Norwich Univ., and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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