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INSIGHTS, UPDATES & PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | July 1865, The River, the Engineer, and the Ghost of Cholera
Before London had a proper sewer system, the city was breathing through its throat. The Thames, once a trading artery, had become an open...
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Jul 28
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | The $10,000 Chalk Mark
In the early 1920s, Henry Ford’s River Rouge plant was one of the most advanced industrial sites in the world. When a massive generator...
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Jul 21
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | The Rise of Vertical Transportation
Moving people between levels is one of civilisation’s oldest design challenges. The earliest lifts or hoists date back to the 3rd century...
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Jul 14
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | January 31, 1953 | When Waterproofing Became a System
On the night of 31 January 1953, a severe European windstorm drove a surge of seawater through the North Sea. What followed was one of...
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Jul 7
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | December 7, 1946 | Hotel Fire That Changed the Code
In the early hours of a Saturday morning in downtown Atlanta, a fire ignited in Room 326 of the Winecoff Hotel. Within minutes, it tore...
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Jun 30
THIS MONTH IN ENGINEERING | Nikola Tesla – Master of Alternating Current
In the late 1880s, Nikola Tesla, born in the village of Smiljan, now part of Croatia revolutionised electrical engineering with his...
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Jun 23
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