Monday, November 9, 2009

Engineering Through the Four Revolutions

Origins of Engineering dating back to the Middle Ages. Since then, the discipline has gone through several revolutions. See them below and for additional information, visit "History of Engineering."

"Pre-scientific which features ancient master builders and Renaissance engineers such as Leonardo da Vinci.

Industrial revolution from the eighteenth through early nineteenth century, civil and mechanical engineers changed from practical artists to scientific professionals

Second industrial revolution: In the century before World War II, chemical, electrical, and other science-based engineering branches developed electricity, telecommunications, cars, airplanes, and mass production.

Information revolution: As engineering science matured after the war, microelectronics, computers, and telecommunications jointly produced information technology."

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