In this section, we look to "shine the spotlight" on the engineering
profession - highlighting both:
Engineering projects / engineered products having high positive impacts on
society.
Engineers "making a difference" in the world.
COMING SOON:
Today's Engineering Leaders -
Profiling leading real-life engineers - their backgrounds and
accomplishments, along with sage advice they offer to future engineers.
To start off with, we provide links to existing websites highlighting
notable engineering achievements, as well as notable engineers. In the future,
we will be adding to this section with our own entries.
Notable Engineers:
National Engineers Week "New Faces of Engineering" program - highlighting
young engineers (2 to 5 years out of school) and their work efforts impacting
society.
2006
Finalists
(16 total) plus
others nominated by individual engineering societies and E-Week sponsors.
2005
Finalists
(14 total) plus
others nominated by individual engineering societies and E-Week sponsors.
2004 Finalists
(12 total) plus
others nominated by individual engineering societies and E-Week sponsors.
2003 Finalists (16 total) plus
others nominated by individual engineering societies
and E-Week sponsors.
Notable Engineering Achievements:
A Sightseers Guide To Engineering:
A website that seeks to spotlight how engineers improve lives by identifying
prominent “sights” (museums, dams, bridges, industrial facilities, etc.)
nationwide one can visit in person or over the Internet. A one-page summary
of each “sight” is provided, along with a link to that sight’s own webpage
to obtain further information. The website is put forth by the National
Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century:
A website listing and describing the top 20 engineering achievements of the
20th century as determined through a rigorous selection process
led by the National Academy of Engineering. For each achievement, a brief
introduction, detailed history and associated timeline are presented on the
website.
Monuments of the Millennium: A
website highlighting the 10 greatest civil engineering achievements of the
20thg century, with a specific project (“monument”) selected to represent
each achievement. A short description of each monument is given, with a
series of weblinks provided to access further information.
“Extreme Engineering” TV Series and Website:
Extreme Engineering is a Discovery Channel television series that explores
ten of the most ambitious engineering projects ever undertaken. The
associated website provides virtual interactive tours of each of the 10
projects documented in the series.
“Engineering the Impossible” Website:
In association with its Extreme Engineering TV series (see above), the
Discovery Channel identified three “impossible” projects: 1) the Millennium
Tower (a skyscraper twice the size of the Empire State Building, 2) the
Gibraltar Bridge (uniting Europe and Africa) and 3) the Freedom Ship (the
world's first floating city) and explored how they might actually be
accomplished. The results are presented on the website, including via video
clips visualizing the final product.
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