Posted on December 16th, 2009 by axb
Wired’s (12/16, Alfred) “This Day In Tech” blog reports that on this day in 1832, Gustave Eiffel was born in Dijon, France. In addition to designing the Eiffel Tower and the internal framework for the Statue of Liberty, his “other engineering works include the Porto viaduct over Portugal’s River Douro, the Pest railway station in Hungary, and the Nice observatory dome and Sioule Bridge in France.” He was also “the chief engineer of the locks in the unsuccessful French effort to build the Panama Canal.”
Wired’s “This Day In Tech” blog reports that on this same day in 1832, Gustave Eiffel, a French structural engineer, was born in Dijon. Does his name sound familiar?
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Tags: Architectural, Civil, Engineering in History, Transportation
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by axb
The Scarlet Knight might sound like the name of the next big superhero, but it’s actually the first robotic deep-sea glider to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Without the aid of a propeller, this craft “flew” through the water, all the while communicating with scientists via GPS:
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Tags: Ocean, Robotics
Posted on December 14th, 2009 by axb
In a project that is one of the top 5 finalists in the annual awards for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement, a team of engineers and architects have effectively rebuilt an eroding coastline along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Not only have they reinforced the shore in a way that respects the natural beauty of the landscape, but they were also able to add a recreational trail and strategically placed rocks to combat erosion.
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Tags: Civil, Environmental, Ocean
Posted on December 11th, 2009 by axb
Posted on December 11th, 2009 by axb
Check out our blog and newsletter next week to read more about the science behind motion capture technology and the exciting new wave of 3-D movies. In the mean time, here’s a fascinating glance behind the scenes at the upcoming movie Avatar:
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Tags: Computer, Entertainment, Movies
