Vitruvius' De Archiectura is published as a book of engineering and a guide to building.
Archimedes’ civil engineering work such as understanding of buoyancy, and practical inventions such as the Archimedes screw, which are still used in today’s engineering.
Machu Picchu was built by the Inca. It included drainage systems and structures so advanced that they survived for thousands of years.
Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery.
Gregor Mendel published his findings on the genetic breeding of peas, which became the foundation for modern genetic engineering.
Wilbur and Orville Wright complete the first successful flight with a powered and controlled airplane.
Hugo Junkers creates the Junker J4, a relatively lightweight, all-metal airplane.
Sir Robert Watson-Watt patents the first practical radar, to be used for radio detection and ranging.
The Hoover Dam, which, even in modern day, controls floods, provides irrigation to the area and produces hydroelectirc power, is built.
Joseph Strauss engineers the Golden Gate Bridge, a strong suspension bridge in an earthquake prone area. This bridge marks a major milestone in civil engineering.
Carbon Fibers - lighter, stronger, and more flexible than steel, they are now used in a vast range of products. Carbon fibers have revolutionized the manufacturing of both everyday items, and unusual items. Carbon fibers were discovered in 1956, though there is no exact date of discovery. However, they have indeed revolutionized manufacturing, and today, carbon fibers are an essential ingredient in many, many products.
Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer invented the technique of DNA cloning.
Imhotep, the first documented engineer built a famous step pyramid for King Djoser. This contributed to engineering the process of building structures with shaped stones.
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