environmental

Environmental engineers work with the natural environment, trying to provide healthy water, air, and land for animals and humankind alike. … More

scale model

Model – a way of showing the way something is made or constructed. In modern times, modeling is often done … More

integrated circuit

Integrated circuit – In electronics, an integrated circuit (also known as IC, microcircuit, microchip, silicon chip, or chip) is a … More

industrial robots

Robotic arm – American inventor George Devol patented the world’s first programmable robotic arm in 1961. It completely revolutionized the … More

industrial, operations

Industrial engineering (video 6:29) – See snapshots of successful industrial engineers in the workplace. Industrial engineers develop and implement plans … More

inspiration

The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars… … More

information management

Alphabetization, first millennium b.c. – Made knowledge accessible and searchable—and may have contributed to the rise of societies that used … More

interesting stuff

Interesting stuff is found everywhere and throughout time. Not so fancy as “ubiquitous” and more interesting than “everyday”. Some of … More

impossible constructions

M.C. Escher, graphic artist – Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is most famous for his so-called impossible constructions, such as Ascending … More

Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution – In the years from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s, machine power replaced human and … More

Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa Ellen Ochoa received a master of science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1980. … More

Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson As a young girl, Jackson studied the bees in her backyard sparking a lifelong interest in science. She … More

Mildred Dresselhaus

Mildred Dresselhaus (1930- 2017) Known as the “queen of carbon science”, Dresselhaus was the first female professor emerita of physics … More

ildred Dresselhaus

Mildred Dresselhaus (1930- 2017) Known as the “queen of carbon science”, Dresselhaus was the first female professor emerita of physics … More

Ruth Davis

Ruth Davis (1928-2012) After becoming the first woman to earn a PhD in mathematics at the University of Maryland, Ruth … More