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Coatings are one of the most important tools in the fight against rust.
Even within the field of corrosion engineering, coatings are a major discipline with a large body of knowledge and…
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The evolution of the magnetron — a device for generating microwave radiation — from World War II radar systems to the household microwave ovens illustrates how engineers think about…
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Charles Parsons designed a superior steam engine called a turbine, but was ignored until he crashed a celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. His turbine still generates most…
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Two examples of how engineers solve problems _before_ they have scientific certainty: How they control whether or not fluid flow is smooth or turbulent, and how they engineer useful enzymes.
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Bill reveals the long-lost methods used by Medieval engineers to design stone cathedrals. Methods that required no science, mathematics, or literacy, yet which reveal the engineering method.
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