Engineering — stories and articles
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Articles
- Is It True the Brooklyn Bridge Was Engineered by a Woman?
- What 3D Printing Is: More Than Just a Novelty
- From Windmills to Wind Turbines: The Same Idea, 800 Years Apart
Illustrated stories
- 3D Printer
Invention and innovation • 1980s - 3D Printing for Media Prototyping
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Aircraft Carrier
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Airplane
Invention and innovation • 1900s - Alan Shepard
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Alan Turing and the Codebreaking Machine
Codebreaking Machine • Bletchley Park • 1940s - Alexander Graham Bell's First Call
First Call • 19th century - Alphabet
Invention and innovation • 800 BCE - Alternating Current System
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Ambulance
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Analytical Engine
Invention and innovation - Andrea Ghez
- Anesthesia
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Angkor Wat (Cambodia — 1150)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1150) - Annie Jump Cannon
Great Women in Science • 20th century - Anousheh Ansari
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Antiseptic Surgery
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Artificial Heart
Invention and innovation - Artificial Intelligence
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Assembly Line Car Manufacturing
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Astrolabe
Invention and innovation - Audio Recording
Invention and innovation • 1850s - Automobile
Invention and innovation • 1886 - Autonomous Vehicle System
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Barcode
Invention and innovation • 1940s - Battery
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Bicycle
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Biopsy Needle
Invention and innovation • 1930s - Blockchain
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Blood Pressure Cuff
Invention and innovation • 1896 - Blood Transfusion System
Invention and innovation - Blood Typing
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Bluetooth
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Borobudur (Indonesia — 825)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 825) - Brian Cox
- Bridge Suspension System
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Broadcast Radio
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Bullet Train
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE — 2010)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 2010) - Buzz Aldrin
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Calculator
Invention and innovation • 17th century - Canal Lock
Invention and innovation • 15th century - Caravel
Invention and innovation - Carl Sagan
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Caroline Herschel
Great Women in Science • 1786 - Carolyn Porco
- CAT Scan Contrast Agent
Invention and innovation - Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Nobel Prize Winners in Physics - Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine
Analytical Engine - Chartres Cathedral (Chartres, France — 1220)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1220) • 1220 - Chris Hadfield
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Christiaan Huygens
- Chronometer
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Cloud Computing
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Cloud Storage
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Clyde Tombaugh
- Compact Disc
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Compass
Invention and innovation - Computer Mouse
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Concorde: The Supersonic Jet
The Supersonic Jet - Contact Lens
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Container Ship
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Contraceptive Pill
Invention and innovation • 20th century - CRISPR Gene Editing
Invention and innovation • 2010s - CT Scanner
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Data Center
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Defibrillator
Invention and innovation • 1940s - Dialysis Machine
Invention and innovation • 1940s - Diesel Engine
Invention and innovation • 19th century - DNA Sequencing
Invention and innovation - Drone
Invention and innovation • 1917 - E-book Reader
Invention and innovation • 1998 - Edmond Halley
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 17th century - Edwin Hubble
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 1920s - Eileen Collins
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Electric Car
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Electric Generator
Invention and innovation • 1820s - Electric Telegraph
Invention and innovation • 1830s - Electrocardiogram
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Elevator
Ratchet-and-pawl safety brake • Haughwout store, New York • 1857 - Email
Invention and innovation • 1970s - Empire State Building (New York City, USA — 1931)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1931) • 1930 - Epidural
Invention and innovation • 1921 - Escalator
Invention and innovation • 1896 - Eyeglasses
Invention and innovation • 13th century - Fax Machine
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Fiber Optic Cable
Invention and innovation - Fiber Optic Network
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Film Camera
Invention and innovation • 1880s - Forbidden City (Beijing, China — 1406–1420)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1406–1420) • 1406–1420 - Forklift
Invention and innovation • 20th century - From Windmills to Wind Turbines
Windmills to Wind Turbines - Galileo Galilei
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 4th century BC - George Ellery Hale
- Giovanni Cassini
- Glider
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Glucose Meter
Invention and innovation • 1950s - GPS
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Graphical User Interface
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Guion Bluford
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey — 537 AD)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 537 AD) - Hearing Aid
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Heart-Lung Machine
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Helicopter
Invention and innovation • 1930s - Henrietta Swan Leavitt
Great Women in Science • 1900s - Home Solar Inverter
Invention and innovation • 21st century - Hospital Bed
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Hot Air Balloon
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Hovercraft
Invention and innovation • 1950s - How Aquaculture Tanks Were Built
Aquaculture Tanks • China - How Artificial Intelligence Was Programmed
Artificial Intelligence - How Blockchain Was Built
Blockchain - How Body Armor Was Developed Through History
Body Armor - How Cel Animation Was Invented
Cel Animation - How Crop Rotation Was Designed as a System
Crop Rotation - How Drip Irrigation Was Invented
Drip Irrigation - How Electric Generators Are Built
Electric Generators - How Email Changed Writing Forever
Email • 1970s - How Encryption Was Designed to Protect Data
Encryption • 1970s - How Geothermal Energy Plants Work
Geothermal Energy Plants Work • Italy • 20th century - How Glass Buildings Were Made Possible
Glass Buildings - How GPS Was Built
GPS - How GPS Was First Built as a Military Tool
GPS • 1970s - How Greenhouses Were Designed
Greenhouses • Italy - How Gutenberg Changed the World
Gutenberg - How Hydroelectric Dams Were Designed
Hydroelectric Dams - How Iron and Steel Were Smelted
Iron and Steel - How Military Drones Were Designed
Military Drones • 1917 - How Modern Domes Are Designed
Modern Domes - How MRI Sees Inside Your Body
MRI Sees Inside Your Body - How Pasteurization Machines Were Built
Pasteurization Machines • 19th-century France • 19th century - How Plastic Was Engineered by Leo Baekeland
Plastic - How Power Lines Were Designed
Power Lines - How Prefabricated Buildings Were Designed
Prefabricated Buildings - How Programming Languages Were Created
Programming Languages - How Prosthetic Limbs Were Designed
Prosthetic Limbs - How QR Codes Were Invented
QR Codes - How Quantum Computers Are Being Built
Quantum Computers - How Reinforced Concrete Was Perfected
Reinforced Concrete - How Rockets Were Invented
Rockets - How Roman Aqueducts Were Engineered
Roman Aqueducts - How Satellites Were Built to Connect Us
Satellites - How Sonar Found Enemy Submarines
Sonar Found Enemy Submarines - How Streaming Technology Was Built
Streaming Technology - How Suspension Bridges Were Engineered
Suspension Bridges • Ohio River - How the Eiffel Tower Was Built
The Eiffel Tower - How the Enigma Code Machine Was Built
The Enigma Code Machine - How the First Skyscraper Was Built
The First Skyscraper • 1880s - How the First Social Media Platform Was Built
The First Social Media Platform - How the Hoover Dam Was Built
The Hoover Dam - How the Internet Was Built
The Internet - How the Kiln Was Built to Fire Ceramics
The Kiln • Ancient China - How the Laptop Was Designed
The Laptop - How the Microchip Was Invented
The Microchip - How the MRI Scanner Was Invented
The MRI Scanner - How the Search Engine Was Invented
The Search Engine - How the Steam Engine Changed Everything
The Steam Engine - How Tunnels Are Drilled Through Mountains
Tunnels - How Virtual Reality Headsets Were Built
Virtual Reality Headsets - How X-Ray Machines Were Built
X-Ray Machines - Hybrid Vehicle
Invention and innovation • 1900s - Hydroelectric Turbine
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Hypodermic Needle
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Incubator
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Industrial Robot
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Inhaler
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Instant Messaging
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Integrated Circuit
Invention and innovation • 1958 - Internal Combustion Engine
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Internet
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Isaac Newton
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 1666 - James Webb
- Jet Engine
Invention and innovation • 1930s - Jill Tarter
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Nobel Prize Winners in Physics • 1967 - Johannes Kepler
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 17th century - John Glenn
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 1962 - Kalpana Chawla
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Katherine Freese
- Katherine Johnson
Great Women in Science - Keyboard
Invention and innovation • 1860s - Kip Thorne
Nobel Prize Winners in Physics - Laparoscopy
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Laptop
Invention and innovation • 1970s - Laptop Computer
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Laser
Invention and innovation • 1960 - LED Lighting
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Light Bulb
Invention and innovation • 1879 - Lithium-ion Battery
Invention and innovation • 1970s - Locomotive
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Machine Learning System
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Machu Picchu (Cusco, Peru — c. 1450)
Artwork and artistic legacy • c. 1450) • 1911 - Mae Jemison
Great Women in Science - Maglev Train
Invention and innovation • 1930s - Marconi's Wireless Machine
Wireless Machine - Mechanical Computer
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Metro System
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Michael Collins
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Michael Faraday's Electric Generator
Electric Generator • 1830s - Microphone
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Microprocessor
Invention and innovation • 1960s - Microscope
Invention and innovation • 16th century - Mobile Phone
Invention and innovation • 1970s - Motion Picture Projector
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Motorcycle
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Movable Type
Invention and innovation • 15th century - MP3 Compression
Invention and innovation • 1980s - MRI Scanner
Invention and innovation - mRNA Vaccine Platform
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Nancy Grace Roman
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Navigation Chart
Invention and innovation • 16th century - Neil Armstrong
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Neuschwanstein Castle (Bavaria, Germany — 1869–1886)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1869–1886) - News Wire Service
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Nicolaus Copernicus
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 16th century - Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris, France — 1345)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1345) • 1345 - Nuclear Reactor
Invention and innovation • 1940s - Numerical Control Machine
Invention and innovation • 1947 - Operating System
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Organ Preservation System
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Pacemaker
Invention and innovation • 1957 - Pager
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Papyrus Scroll
Invention and innovation - Parachute
Invention and innovation • 15th century - Parthenon (Athens, Greece — 432 BC)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 432 BC) • 432 BC - Penicillin Production
Invention and innovation • 1928 - Percival Lowell
- Personal Computer
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Photocopier
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Photograph
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Podcasting
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Postal System
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Power Grid
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Pregnancy Test
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Printing Ink
Invention and innovation • 15th century - Printing Press
Invention and innovation • 15th century - Prosthetic Limb
Invention and innovation • 16th century - Pulse Oximeter
Invention and innovation • 1970s - Punch Card
Invention and innovation • 1880s - QR Code
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Quantum Computer
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Radar
Invention and innovation • 1930s - Radio
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Railway
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Rainer Weiss
Nobel Prize Winners in Physics - Rapid Diagnostic Test
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Ride-Sharing Platform
Invention and innovation • 21st century - Rocket
Invention and innovation • 13th century - Roller Bearing
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Sailboat
Invention and innovation - Sally Ride
Great Women in Science • 1980s - Sara Seager
Great Women in Science - Satellite Communication
Invention and innovation • 1945 - Satellite Navigation
Invention and innovation • 1970s - Search Algorithm
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Search Engine
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Semaphore Telegraph
Invention and innovation • 1790s - Semiconductor Fabrication
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Sergei Korolev
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Silicon Chip
Invention and innovation • 1958 - Skateboard
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Smart Grid
Invention and innovation - Smart Speaker
Invention and innovation - Smartphone
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Snowmobile
Invention and innovation • 1920s - Social Media Platform
Invention and innovation • 21st century - Solar Cell
Discovery of the photovoltaic effect marked the genesis of solar energy, revealing… • 1839 - Space Shuttle
Invention and innovation - St. Peter’s Basilica (Vatican City — 1626)
Basilica (Vatican City • 1626) - Steam Engine
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Steamship
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Stephen Hawking
- Sterile Glove
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Steve Jobs and the Personal Computer
Personal Computer - Streaming Media
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Submarine
Invention and innovation • 17th century - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Nobel Prize Winners in Physics - Sunita Williams
Pioneers of Space Exploration - Supercomputer
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Surgical Robot
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia — 1973)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1973) • 1973 - Syringe
Invention and innovation • 18th century - Telephone
Invention and innovation • 1870s - Teleprompter
Invention and innovation • 1950s - The Alhambra (Granada, Spain — 13th Century)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 13th Century) - The Colosseum (Rome, Italy — 80 AD)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 80 AD) - The First Hot Air Balloon
First Hot Air Balloon • France • 18th century - The First Public Water Systems (312 BC, Rome)
The First Public Water Systems - The Invention of Anesthesia
Invention of Anesthesia • 19th century - The Invention of Aspirin
Invention of Aspirin - The Invention of Bar Soap
Invention of Bar Soap - The Invention of Concrete
Invention of Concrete - The Invention of Email
Invention of Email • 1970s - The Invention of Eyeglasses
Invention of Eyeglasses • 13th Century Italy • 13th century - The Invention of Freeze-Drying Technology
Invention of Freeze-Drying Technology - The Invention of Gore-tex: Waterproof Fabric
Waterproof Fabric - The Invention of Gunpowder
Invention of Gunpowder • 850 AD - The Invention of Irrigation Canals
Invention of Irrigation Canals - The Invention of LEGO: A Brick That Built Imagination
A Brick That Built Imagination - The Invention of Memory Foam
Invention of Memory Foam - The Invention of Modern Body Armor
Invention of Modern Body Armor • Italy - The Invention of Night Vision Goggles
Invention of Night Vision Goggles - The Invention of Paper
Invention of Paper - The Invention of Radar
Invention of Radar • Snow Globe Kingdom • 1930s - The Invention of Radar for Defense
Invention of Radar for Defense - The Invention of Refrigeration
Invention of Refrigeration - The Invention of Solar Panels
Invention of Solar Panels - The Invention of Steel
Invention of Steel - The Invention of the Aircraft Carrier
Invention of the Aircraft Carrier • 1910s - The Invention of the Alarm Clock
Invention of the Alarm Clock • 18th century - The Invention of the Alternating Current Motor
Invention of the Alternating Current Motor - The Invention of the Ballpoint Pen
Invention of the Ballpoint Pen - The Invention of the Blood Transfusion Machine
Invention of the Blood Transfusion Machine - The Invention of the Book Press
Invention of the Book Press • 15th century - The Invention of the Bread Machine
Invention of the Bread Machine • 1903 - The Invention of the Button
Invention of the Button - The Invention of the Chronometer: The Clock That Saved Ships
The Clock That Saved Ships • 18th century - The Invention of the Combine Harvester
Invention of the Combine Harvester - The Invention of the Compass
Invention of the Compass - The Invention of the Computer Mouse
Invention of the Computer Mouse • 1960s - The Invention of the Construction Crane
Invention of the Construction Crane • 19th century - The Invention of the Cotton Gin
Invention of the Cotton Gin - The Invention of the Defibrillator
Invention of the Defibrillator - The Invention of the Diving Bell
Invention of the Diving Bell - The Invention of the Diving Suit
Invention of the Diving Suit - The Invention of the Electric Battery
Invention of the Electric Battery • 18th century - The Invention of the Electric Car
Invention of the Electric Car - The Invention of the Electric Guitar
Invention of the Electric Guitar - The Invention of the Elevator
Invention of the Elevator • 19th century - The Invention of the Eraser
Invention of the Eraser - The Invention of the Film Projector
Invention of the Film Projector - The Invention of the First Mechanical Toy
Invention of the First Mechanical Toy • 18th century - The Invention of the First Power Station
Invention of the First Power Station • 19th century - The Invention of the First Video Game
Invention of the First Video Game - The Invention of the Fishing Net
Invention of the Fishing Net - The Invention of the Fuel Cell
Invention of the Fuel Cell - The Invention of the Hydraulic Elevator
Invention of the Hydraulic Elevator - The Invention of the Lock and Key
Invention of the Lock and Key - The Invention of the Locomotive
Invention of the Locomotive • 19th-century England • 1810s - The Invention of the Longbow
Invention of the Longbow • Medieval England - The Invention of the Match
Invention of the Match • 1826 - The Invention of the Mechanical Clock
Invention of the Mechanical Clock - The Invention of the Mechanical Loom
Invention of the Mechanical Loom - The Invention of the Microscope
Invention of the Microscope - The Invention of the Military Parachute
Invention of the Military Parachute • France - The Invention of the Mine Detector
Invention of the Mine Detector • France - The Invention of the Mirror
Invention of the Mirror - The Invention of the Movie Camera: The Lumière Brothers
The Lumière Brothers • France • 19th century - The Invention of the Nail
Invention of the Nail - The Invention of the Nuclear Reactor
Invention of the Nuclear Reactor - The Invention of the Paper Clip
Invention of the Paper Clip - The Invention of the Phonograph
Invention of the Phonograph - The Invention of the Plow
Invention of the Plow - The Invention of the Printing Press
Invention of the Printing Press • 1400s Germany • 1400s - The Invention of the Radio
Invention of the Radio - The Invention of the Radio Broadcast
Invention of the Radio Broadcast - The Invention of the Rain Gauge
Invention of the Rain Gauge • 17th century - The Invention of the Safety Pin
Invention of the Safety Pin • 1850s - The Invention of the Seed Vault
Invention of the Seed Vault - The Invention of the Sextant
Invention of the Sextant • 1730s - The Invention of the Shopping Cart
Invention of the Shopping Cart - The Invention of the Silk Loom
Invention of the Silk Loom • Ancient China - The Invention of the Silo
Invention of the Silo • 1870s - The Invention of the Space Shuttle
Invention of the Space Shuttle - The Invention of the Steel Helmet
Invention of the Steel Helmet - The Invention of the Stethoscope
Invention of the Stethoscope • 19th century - The Invention of the Submarine
Invention of the Submarine • 17th century - The Invention of the Synthesizer
Invention of the Synthesizer - The Invention of the Telegraph
Invention of the Telegraph • 1840s - The Invention of the Thermometer
Invention of the Thermometer • Italy • 17th century - The Invention of the Thermos Flask
Invention of the Thermos Flask • Germany - The Invention of the Toothbrush
Invention of the Toothbrush - The Invention of the Tractor
Invention of the Tractor - The Invention of the Vinyl Record Player
Invention of the Vinyl Record Player - The Invention of the Wheel
Invention of the Wheel - The Invention of the World Wide Web
Invention of the World Wide Web • 1980s - The Invention of the Zipper
Invention of the Zipper • 19th century - The Invention of Toilet Paper
Invention of Toilet Paper • Imperial China - The Invention of Velcro
Invention of Velcro - The Pantheon (Rome, Italy — 126 AD)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 126 AD) • 126 AD - The Taj Mahal (Agra, India — 1653)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1653) • 1653 - Thermometer
Invention and innovation • 17th century - Thomas Edison and the Light Bulb
Light Bulb - Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey — 1478)
Artwork and artistic legacy • 1478) • 1478 - Touchscreen
Invention and innovation • 1965 - Traffic Light
Invention and innovation - Transformer
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Transistor
Invention and innovation • 1940s - Tunnel Boring Machine
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Typewriter
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Ultrasound
Discovered too late, or with significant risk • 1914 - USB Standard
Invention and innovation • 1990s - Valentina Tereshkova
Great Women in Science - Ventilator
Invention and innovation • 1920s - Vera Rubin
Nobel Prize Winners in Physics - Video Recorder
Invention and innovation • 1950s - Videoconferencing
Invention and innovation • 20th century - Vinyl Record
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Walkie-Talkie
Invention and innovation • 1940s - Web Browser
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Wernher von Braun
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 1920s - Wheel
Invention and innovation - Wheelchair
Invention and innovation - Wi-Fi
Invention and innovation - William Herschel
Pioneers of Space Exploration • 18th century - Williamina Fleming
- Wind Turbine
Invention and innovation • 19th century - World Wide Web
Invention and innovation • 1980s - Writing
Invention and innovation • 800 BCE - X-ray Imaging
Invention and innovation • 19th century - Yuri Gagarin
Pioneers of Space Exploration