Unveiling the Engineering and Technology History Wiki
With funding from a grant from the United Engineering Foundation, the IEEE History Center ...More
6 Apr 2015
Category: History Column
Your Engineering Heritage: Fax for the Memories
If you Google fax machine sales history or some similar combination of terms, an interesti...More
5 Feb 2015
Which Stimulates Innovation More, War or Peace?
Which stimulates technological innovation more, war or peace? One problem with answering t...More
1 Dec 2014
Engineering Hall of Fame: Georges Claude
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. So sang the Drifters in their hit On Broa...More
1 Nov 2014
Your Engineering Heritage: Dials, Keypads and Smartphones
It happens millions of times every day. Someone picks up a smartphone to make a call. The ...More
1 Sep 2014
Your Engineering Heritage: The Long Road to Consumer Virtual Reality, Part II
The story of Hasbro Interactive's quest to bring a "Total Virtual Reality" game system to ...More
1 Aug 2014
The Long Road to Consumer Virtual Reality, Part I
Recent publicity surrounding Facebook's purchase of Oculus VR, might lead one to assume th...More
1 Jul 2014
Engineering Hall of Fame: John W. Lieb
IEEE and the Stevens Institute of Technology have a "history" together that goes back almo...More
1 Jun 2014
Your Engineering Heritage: Early History of Sonar
The media has devoted considerable time to the use of "towed pingers" and side-scanning so...More
1 May 2014