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Art in Motion

Artist Arthur Ganson takes us from how one undergrad decision led him to a lifetime of art—and a four-year residency in the engineering department at MIT. Learn the way he developed his famed work Wishbone and advice he has for those who are considering following their artistic vision.

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10 iPad Apps <br />for Engineers

10 iPad Apps for Engineers

With hundreds of new apps being launched for tablets and smart phones every month, it's hard to decide which is the most useful for your engineering job. ASME.org presents a roundup of apps for the iPad that could make your work easier.

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Willis Haviland Carrier

Willis Haviland Carrier

After starting a career as a mechanical engineer designing heating systems, Willis Haviland Carrier invented the first air-conditioning unit in 1902 and later formed the Carrier Corporation. His scientific discoveries are still the basis for research and development in the industry today.

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Technology & Society Division

The common issue that concerns members of the Technology & Society (T&S) division is how our actions – as engineers, technologists, teachers and leaders – impact greater society today and in the future.

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Technology & Society have been inextricably linked for thousands of years. Linkages expand and yet tighten with every technology advance from moveable type to powered flight to electronics and computers. The countless impacts on one another range from globalization and war to ever-greater energy consumption, rising material standards of living and longer, healthier lives plus myriad advances in education and engineering (simulation, analysis, sensors, etc.).

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