Engineering Innovations
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Mount Wilson Observatory, 100-inch Hooker Telescope Pasadena, CA |
The increased light-grasp of this telescope made possible many notable advances in structural cosmology between 1924 and 1930, which have revised our ideas about the universe. One… |
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Mr. Charlie Oil Drilling Rig Morgan City, LA |
Designed by Alden “Doc” Laborde, Mr. Charlie is the first offshore drilling rig that was fully transportable, submersible and self-sufficient, allowing it to drill more than 200… |
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Mullan Road Walla Walla, WA |
The Mullan Road was designed to facilitate the movement of troops and supplies across the Rocky Mountains between the Missouri River basin in the Great Plains and the Columbia… |
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Muskingum River Navigation System Zanesville, OH |
Most of the locks were 184 feet long and 36 feet wide, able to handle boats up to 160 feet long. The sandstone locks (along with wood miter gates, rock-filled timber-crib dams and… |
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NAIC/Arecibo Radiotelescope Arecibo, PR |
The Arecibo Observatory has the largest radio telescope ever constructed. Maintaining the greatest electromagnetic wave gathering capacity of any telescope, it has been an… |
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NASA Ames Research Center Mountain View, CA |
Established in 1939 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and named after NACA’s first chairman, Joseph S. Ames, the center has been at the forefront of… |
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NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Moffett Field, CA |
This wind tunnel complex was developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA's predecessor) to serve the emerging need for supersonic research and development… |
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NASA John C. Stennis Space Center , MS |
This rocket propulsion test complex was created to flight-certify all first and second stages of the Apollo Saturn V rocket. The first test-firing occurred on April 23, 1966.… |
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NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA |
The Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, now the core of the Langley Research Center, was a unique facility that served as the nexus of aerodynamic research in the U.S. from… |
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Nassawango Iron Furnace Snow Hill, MD |
This furnace was the focal point of a pre-Industrial Revolution industry town, one of hundreds of furnaces that thrived and failed in the 19th century. The Maryland Iron Company (… |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gaithersburg, MD |
The federal government’s first physical science research laboratory was chartered by Congress on March 3, 1901, as the National Bureau of Standards, which became the National… |
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National Road Wheeling, WV |
The National Road was the first interstate highway in the United States, and the first roadway to be financed with federal money. Authorized by Congress during the administration… |
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Navajo Bridge Page, AZ |
Navajo Bridge spans Marble Canyon, 470 feet above the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. It was considered the highest steel arch bridge in America when completed. The… |
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Nebraska Tractor Test Lab Lincoln, NE |
The First Official Nebraska Tractor Test was Started in this Building March 31, 1920. These Pioneer Tests Became Worldwide Standards and are Recognized by The American Society of… |
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New Castle Ice Harbor New Castle, DE |
In 1794, the Delaware legislature authorized a lottery to fund the erection of ice piers in the harbor at New Castle. The ice harbor was designed to protect anchored ships from… |
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New England Wireless and Steam Museum East Greenwich, RI |
Stationary steam engines, once the prime movers of industry, powered trains, ships, and mills in an age when there was no electric power. By the 19th century, American industry,… |
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New Holland Baler New Holland, PA |
This machine is the world's first successful automatic pickup, self-tying hay baler. Its invention was a significant contribution to the development of American Agriculture. The… |
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Newark Airport Newark, NJ |
In May 1927, the same month of Charles A. Lindbergh's famous transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, a fact-finding commission appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce… |
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Newcomen Engine Devon, |
The unprecedented innovation of the steam-atmospheric engine by Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) of Dartmouth and his assistant John Calley stands at the beginning of the development… |
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Newell Shredder San Antonio, TX |
This machine, designed by Alton S. Newell, efficiently reduced automobile bodies into scrap metal for recycling. A body was fed into the shredder at a controlled rate, and… |
