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Friday, November 20, 2009

November 20th--This Day in Engineering History via YouTube

Happy Birthday to the International Space Station! The First Solar-Powered Flight - 1980 1923 - Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) patented an autom...

Nanette South Clark November 20, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 20, 2009

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Labels: Engineering History, Engineering Trivia, Movies

Monday, November 16, 2009

Structural Failures

Hillside Motor Structural Failure--Nov. 16, 1973

The Frederick Post , Frederick, Maryland, Friday, November 16, 1973. No Injuries Reported Building Collapses At Evergreen Point No one was i...

Nanette South Clark November 16, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 16, 2009

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Labels: Engineering History, Hillside Motor, Structural Failures

The F-16 Fighting Falcon Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft

"The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon, the first of the US Air Force multi-role fighter aircraft, is the world's most prolific...

Nanette South Clark November 16, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 16, 2009

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Labels: Aerospace, Engineering History, F-16

Sunday, November 15, 2009

15 Science Cartoons for Nov. 15th

Nanette South Clark November 15, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 15, 2009

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Labels: Cartoons, Comedy, Humor

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Thin-Shell Structures

A Monolithic High School

In 1986, I worked for my father, David B. South, driving a crane during the construction of Emmett High School in Emmett, Idaho. I have fou...

Nanette South Clark November 07, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 07, 2009

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Labels: David South, Dome Photos, Domes, Monolithic Dome Institute, Monolithic Domes, Nanette, Thin-Shell Structures

Friday, November 6, 2009

Sesame Street Number Songs by Pixar's Bud Luckey

Nanette South Clark November 06, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 06, 2009

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Labels: Cartoons, Humor, Mathematics

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Structural Failures

4 Structural Failures on November 4th

The Evening Tribune , Albert Lea, Minnesota, Tuesday, November 4, 1913, Page 1. BRIDGE COLLAPSE IS FATAL One Man Killed and Engineer and Two...

Nanette South Clark November 04, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 04, 2009

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Labels: Engineering History, Structural Failures

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Structural Failures

The 1993 Collapse of Chicago's New U.S. Post Office

The collapse at the large U.S. post office construction site killed two ironworkers and injured five others on November 3, 1993. The Collaps...

Nanette South Clark November 03, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 03, 2009

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Labels: Chicago Post Office, Engineering History, Structural Failures

Monday, November 2, 2009

Engineering Trivia

November 2nd--Interesting 2-Related Items

Biosphere 2 Biosphere 2 Mission: "To serve as a center for research, outreach, teaching and life-long learning about Earth, its living ...

Nanette South Clark November 02, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 02, 2009

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Labels: 2, Engineering Aids, Engineering History, Engineering Trivia

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Mackinac Bridge

The Anniversary of the Opening of the Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac Bridge (pronounced /ˈmækɨnɔː/, approximately mack-in-awe), is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect t...

Nanette South Clark November 01, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at November 01, 2009

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Labels: Bridges, Engineering History, Mackinac Bridge

Thursday, October 29, 2009

29 Rube Goldberg Machines on October 29th

Nanette South Clark October 29, 2009

By Nanette South Clark at October 29, 2009

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Labels: Cartoons, Engineering Gadgets, Humor, Rube Goldberg

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