Engineering Innovations
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SS Badger Carferry Ludington, MI |
The two 3,500-hp steeple compound Unaflow steam engines powering the S.S. Badger represent one of the last types of reciprocating marine steam engines. Built by the Skinner Engine… |
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SS Great Britain Bristol, |
The innovative SS Great Britain, launched in 1843, was the first iron-hulled, screw-propelled ship to cross any ocean and led mercantile history into British domination in the… |
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SS Jeremiah O'Brien San Francisco, CA |
The SS Jeremiah O'Brien, an emergency cargo vessel of the type EC2-S-C1 better known as Liberty Ships, is one of two operative survivors of 2,751 ships, the largest fleet of… |
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St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line New Orleans, LA |
The St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line is the oldest surviving interurban-urban passenger rail transportation system in the United States. Originally incorporated as the New… |
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St. Clair Tunnel Sarnia, ON |
A Day's Pay According to tunnel records, the following pay rates were established for the 600-700 laborers required for this project: 17.5 cents per hour for diggers 15 cents… |
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Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Menlo Park, CA |
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was renamed in 2009 to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Notable for: unique electromechanical devices and systems in the longest… |
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Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Portola Valley, CA |
The basic research tool at SLAC is an intense beam of electrons that have been accelerated by an electric field equivalent to 30 billion volts, making this the most powerful… |
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Starrucca Viaduct Lanesboro, PA |
The Starrucca Viaduct of the Erie Railroad Company crosses Starrucca Creek in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest and one of the longest railroad bridges in… |
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Statue of Liberty Brooklyn, NY |
Sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi is credited with bringing the concept of the Statue of Liberty to fruition, deriving inspiration from the 19th-century penchance for grandiose… |
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Stereolithography Rock Hill, SC |
Although the origins of three-dimensional printing date back to the mid 19th century, and the first patent application for rapid prototyping technology was filed by Dr. Hideo… |
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Stevens Pass Railroad Tunnels & Switchback System Stevens Pass, WA |
In the years following the Civil War, the land west of the Mississippi River was being settled and the Pacific Northwest explored. There remained, however, a large portion of… |
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Suez Canal Project Ismailia, |
The idea of creating a canal linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea is a very old one that dates back about 4000 years to the ancient Egyptians. They thought of linking the… |
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Sweetwater Dam Chula Vista, CA |
When completed in 1888 to a height of 90 feet, Sweetwater Dam was once the tallest masonry arch dam in the United States, and it led to many others of the same basic design. The… |
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Milsons Point, NSW |
The design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge closely resembles the Hell Gate Bridge over the East River in New York City, conceived in 1916 by noted engineer Gustav Lindenthal and his… |
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T.S. Lowe’s 1861 Balloon Launch Washington, D.C., |
T.S.C. Lowe’s Observation Flight Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe demonstrated the use of a hydrogen-filled balloon in aerial reconnaissance through a series of tethered… |
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Tacoma Narrows Bridges Tacoma, WA |
Taken together, the 1940 and 1950 Tacoma Narrows bridges mark a significant turning point in the design of long-span suspension bridges. The original 1940 structure was designed… |
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Tehachapi Pass Railroad Line Walong, CA |
The Tehachapi Pass Railroad Line was cut through solid and decomposed granite by about 3,000 Chinese laborers using nothing more than picks, shovels, horse drawn carts, and… |
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Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, TN |
The Tennessee State Capitol, the first and only home of the Tennessee General Assembly, was designed by engineer and architect William Strickland. Since its construction, it has… |
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Texas Commerce Bank Building Houston, TX |
The tower was designed to rest on a continuous reinforced concrete mat, 4 feet thick, with the base of the slab 24 feet below street level. What makes the Texas Commerce Bank… |
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Thames Tunnel London, |
By the turn of the 19th century, London's streets were clogged with traffic. Over 3,700 passengers used the Thames River's main boat crossing each day, while wagons and carts were… |
