Greatest Engineering Achievements - #02 Automobile
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| Audience/Grade: | 5th Grade - Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
History of Technology |
| Learning Resource Type: | Teaching - Case Study |
| Media Type: | WWW |
| Author(s): | National Academy of Engineering |
| Description: | The National Academy of Engineering's greatest engineering achievements competition lists the automobile as number 2. The website has a timeline, history, assembly line, continuous developments and an essay by Donald E. Peterson, former President and Chairman/CEP of Ford Motor Company. " When Thomas Edison did some future gazing about transportation during a newspaper interview in 1895, he didn't hedge his bets. "The horseless carriage is the coming wonder," said American's reigning inventor. "It is only a question of a short time when the carriages and trucks in every large city will be run with motors." Just what kind of motors would remain unclear for a few more years." |
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| Keywords: | automobiles, automotive engineering, automotive design, assembly lines, continuous improvement |
| Is Component of |
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century |
| Referenced By |
11-03-1900 First U.S. automobile show |
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| Use of Resource: | The Greatest Engineering Achievements website celebrates a remarkable century of technological achievement. The website contains detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators for each of 20 major engineering accomplishments of the 20th century. The content for the site is adapted from the 2003 book, A Century of Innovation: Twenty Engineering Achievements That Transformed Our Lives. The book was developed through a project initiated by the National Academy of Engineering. |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Interactivity Level: | Medium |
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| Publication Date: | November 2007 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=2950 |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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