Engineering Innovations
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Old Lock Pump House , MD |
The Old Lock Pump House, whose first element was built in 1837, preserves a feature of the old canal, which relied on locks and pumps to move vessels over the low divide of the … |
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"Old Red" Cotton Picker Washington, DC |
"The development of the cotton picker was the most important single factor which enabled the American cotton industry to stay alive," observed Dr. George S. Buck, Jr., director of… |
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19th Century Collection of Textile Machinery/Tools Lowell, MA |
Referred to as the "catalyst of the Industrial Revolution," textile manufacturing helped to transform the American economy from an agricultural to a manufacturing economy. It led… |
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A.B. Wood Screw Pump New Orleans, LA |
With a water table several feet below ground level, New Orleans faced a crisis after every heavy rainfall, not just through flooding but also through disease (yellow fever and… |
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A.O. Smith Automatic Frame Plant Milwaukee, WI, |
In 1899, during the earliest days of the automobile revolution, A. O. Smith developed a new, lightweight steel car frame. Within a few short years, he was selling these frames to… |
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AAR Railroad-wheel Dynamometer Pueblo, CO |
This inertia dynamometer is used to test railroad wheels under controlled conditions that can greatly exceed normal service. It is the first and only railroad dynamometer to test… |
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ABACUS II Integrated-Circuit Wire Bonder Dallas, TX |
The ABACUS II, designed and built by Texas Instruments, was the first practical automated production machine for the assembly of integrated circuits. Using heat and pressure, it… |
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Aberdeen Range, Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen, MD |
During the 1930's, research into advanced ballistic measurement techniques began at Aberdeen Proving Ground—the world's first large-scale, fully-instrumented ballistic range… |
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AC Electrification New York, New Haven & Hartford Cos Cob, CT |
This was a pioneering venture in mainline railroad electrification and was a proving ground for railroad electrification technology. It established single-phase alternating… |
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AC Electrification of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (DUPE: IEEE+ASME) Cos Cob, CT |
This was a pioneering venture in mainline railroad electrification. It established single-phase alternating current as a technical and economical alternative to direct current.… |
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Acequias of San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
This is one of the earliest uses of engineered water supply and irrigation systems in the United States. The first of eight original acequias was under construction in 1718 and… |
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Acetyl Chemicals from Coal Gasification Kingsport, TN |
Chemicals from the Coal Facility of Eastman Chemical Company was the first in the United States to use coal rather than petroleum as a raw material in the commercial production of… |
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Ackley Covered Bridge Dearborn, MI |
Ackley Bridge is an excellent example of a multiple kingpost truss and a noteworthy early example of covered bridge preservation efforts in the United States. Built in 1832 by… |
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Acquedotto Traiano-Paolo Rome, RI |
The roman emperor Trajan ordered a new aqueduct be built to bring fresh water to Italy's Trastevere region and parts of Rome. The water is collected from five springs that feed… |
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Acrylic Emulsion Technology Philadelphia, PA |
Developed by Rohm and Haas in the 1940s, water-based acrylic emulsion technology filled a need for easy-to-use household paints for a growing suburban population in the United… |
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Acueducto de Queretaro Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro |
Queretaro's aqueduct, in Central Mexico, is one of the most eloquent symbols of colonial Mexico. As one of the early major hydraulic engineering projects in North America, it… |
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Acueducto de Segovia Segovia, SEG |
For 2,000 years, Aqueducto de Segovia has been conveying drinking water from the Frio River to Segovia, approximately 18 kilometers away. Built under the reign of Roman emperor… |
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Adams Hydroelectric Generating Plant Niagara Falls, NY |
When the Adams Plant went into operation on August 26, 1895, it represented a key victory for alternating-current systems over direct-current. The clear advantage of high voltage… |
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Advanced Engine Test Facility at Marshall Space Center Huntsville, AL |
The Advanced Engine Test Facility was built in 1964, three years after President John F. Kennedy committed the United States to world leadership in aeronautical science. Conceived… |
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Agricultural Aviation Jackson, MS |
Agricultural Aviation Began In 1921 When C. R. Neillie Got A Military Plane To Dust Catalpa Trees Near Troy, OH. In 1922 B. R. Coad And C. E. Wollman Began Research At Tallulah,… |
