Quiz: Engineering the American Revolution
Quiz: Engineering the American Revolution
Engineering ingenuity played a big part during the American Revolution. In honor of the U.S.’s 250th, test your knowledge about such solutions with this ASME quiz.
American colonists had a staggering disadvatage after declaring independence in 1776. They were facing the era’s greatest military power with no formal navy of its own. But what they did have in surplus was ingenuity, from a self-taught engineer (and bookseller) who moved 60 tons of artillery to a tinkerer who built the first combat submarine, and a Polish engineer who built a fortress so clever that the British didn’t bother trying to attack.
In honor of the United States’s 250th birthday, see what you know about some of the clever engineering that helped win a revolution.
In honor of the United States’s 250th birthday, see what you know about some of the clever engineering that helped win a revolution.
American-Born Ingenuity
Looking for more? Here’s a glimpse at some of the scientific, engineering, and technological advances in which Americans had a hand from the July 2026 issue of Mechanical Engineering.
Engineering ingenuity played a big part during the American Revolution. In honor of the U.S.’s 250th, test your knowledge about such solutions with this ASME quiz.
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