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Chemical Engineering, like its counterpart Mechanical Engineering, developed in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution. [3] Industrial scale manufacturing demanded new materials and new processes and by 1880 the need for large scale production of chemicals was such that a new industry was created, dedicated to the development and ...
Developments in the understanding of materials and structural behaviour in the latter part of the 20th century have been significant, with detailed understanding being developed of topics such as fracture mechanics, earthquake engineering, composite materials, temperature effects on materials, dynamics and vibration control, fatigue, creep and ...
The most advanced low-lift drainage pump in use in the early 20th century, later used worldwide. 1914 New Orleans: Louisiana United States ASME brochure: 4: 1975 Portsmouth-Kittery Naval Shipbuilding Activity. First US naval shipyard, achieving notable firsts in technology and producing many well-known US naval vessels. 1774 Kittery: Maine ...
20th Century Fox presents in New York on an 8 m × 4 m big screen the first widescreen movie. The radio station Witzleben begins in Germany with the regular broadcasting of television test broadcasts, initially on long wave with 30 lines (= 1,200 pixels) at 12.5 image changes per second. It appear first blueprints for television receiver.
Electrification allowed the final major developments in manufacturing methods of the Second Industrial Revolution, namely the assembly line and mass production. [29] Electrification was called "the most important engineering achievement of the 20th century" by the National Academy of Engineering. [30]
6th century BC: University in Taxila, of the Indus Valley, then part of the kingdom of Gandhara, of the Achaemenid Empire (modern-day Pakistan). 6th century – 2nd century BC: Systematization of medicine and surgery in the Sushruta Samhita in Vedic Northern India. [221] [222] [223] Documented procedures to: Perform cataract surgery ...
Education in mechanical engineering has historically been based on a strong foundation in mathematics and science. [45] In the 20th century, many governments began regulating both the title of engineer and the practice of engineering, requiring a degree from an accredited university and to past a qualifying test.
The 20th century saw mathematics become a major profession. As in most areas of study, the explosion of knowledge in the scientific age has led to specialization: by the end of the century there were hundreds of specialized areas in mathematics and the Mathematics Subject Classification was dozens of pages long. [72]