Engineering Innovations
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First Ram-Type Blowout Preventer BOP Houston, TX |
This mechanism allowed the manual closing of a well, saved lives and prevented surface oil accumulation at drilling sites, quickly becoming an industry standard. In the early days… |
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First Self-Propelled Combine Visalia, CA |
George Stockton Berry (1847-1917) of Lindsay, Tulare County, California designed, built, and in 1886, operated the first self-propelled combine. He was granted a U.S. Patent (#… |
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First Semiconductor Integrated Circuit (IC) Dallas, TX |
On 12 September 1958, Jack S. Kilby demonstrated the first working integrated circuit to managers at Texas Instruments. This was the first time electronic components were… |
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First Successful Commercialization of Radiation Chemistry Fremont, CA |
Founded in 1957, Raychem Corporation was the first company to successfully apply the new science of radiation chemistry to commercial use. This accomplishment led to the creation… |
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First Television Broadcast in Western Canada North Vancouver, BC |
On 16 December 1953, the first television broadcast in Western Canada was transmitted from this site by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBUT Channel 2. The engineering… |
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First Transatlantic Reception of a Television Signal via Satellite Pleumeur-Bodou, |
On 11 July 1962 a station in Pimsleur-Bodou received the first transatlantic transmission of a TV signal from a twin station in Andover, Maine, USA via the TELSTAR satellite. The… |
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First Transpacific Reception of a Television (TV) Signal via Satellite Takahagi, |
On 23 November 1963, this site received the first transpacific transmission of a TV signal from Mojave earth station in California, U.S.A., via the Relay 1 communications… |
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First Wearable Cardiac Pacemaker Toronto, CA |
During the winter of 1957-58, Earl E. Bakken developed the first wearable transistorized pacemaker, the request of heart surgeon, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei. As earlier pacemakers… |
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First Wireless Radio Broadcast by Reginald A. Fessenden Brant Rock, MA |
On 24 December 1906, the first radio broadcast for entertainment and music was transmitted from Brant Rock, Massachusetts to the general public. This pioneering broadcast was… |
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Firth of Forth Railway Bridge Queensferry, |
"The majestic Forth Bridge ... symbolises the tremendous achievements of Victorian engineers and the immense strides made in the technique of bridge design and construction since… |
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Five Stone Arch Bridges Hillsborough, NH |
"Some of New Hampshire's most aesthetically pleasing yet least appreciated structures are stone arch bridges." From: Stone Arch Bridges of the Contoocook River Valley, New… |
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Flavor Chemistry Research at the USDA Albany, CA |
Flavor—encompassing both aroma and taste—provides the defining characteristic of how we experience food. Flavor has long been an enigma to scientists: Aristotle described two… |
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FMC Citrus Juice Extractor Lakeland, FL |
Squeezing an orange for juice is part of the concept of this machine, only on a much larger scale. The extractor revolutionized the juice industry. The twenty-four head rotary… |
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FMC Sterilizer Madera, CA |
The Food Canning Industry Was Revolutionized In 1920, When The Continuous Rotary Pressure Sterilizer Was Introduced By Albert R. Thompson. Thompson Was Chief Engineer For The… |
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Folsom Hydroelectric Power System House #1 Folsom, CA |
The historic Folsom Power House #1 marks one of the first successful uses of hydroelectric power in the world and the first successful transmission of power long distance (twenty-… |
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Food Dehydration Technology Wyndmoor, PA |
Instant mashed potatoes are commonplace on grocery shelves and have found wide use institutionally and in domestic and international food aid programs. The most successful form of… |
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Fort Peck Dam Fort Peck, MT |
The Fort Peck Dam was a cornerstone project of the Works Progress Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. It required the largest construction plant and workforce… |
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Forth & Clyde Canal and Union Canal Glasgow, |
It took 22 years to complete the 35-mile waterway, as funding problems caused the work to shut down from 1777 to 1785. The notion of creating a canal that crossed Scotland was… |
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Foundation of Polymer Science by Hermann Staudinger Freiburg im Breisgau, |
In the years 1926 to 1956, the German chemist Hermann Staudinger carried out his pathbreaking research on macromolecular chemistry in Freiburg. His theories on the polymer… |
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Founding of the American Chemical Society New York City, NY |
The American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2001. Founded in 1876 in New York City, the Society now has 186 local… |
