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What is Engineering

What is Engineering. Apollo 11. Technology – process by which humans modify nature. Clydesdale. Tennessee Walker. Man-O-War. Human Knowledge Curve. Time for human knowledge to double: Our origin to 1500 BC 1500 BC to 1750 AD 1750 AD to 1890 AD 1900: doubles every 100 years

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What is Engineering

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  1. What is Engineering Apollo 11

  2. Technology – process by which humans modify nature Clydesdale Tennessee Walker Man-O-War

  3. Human Knowledge Curve • Time for human knowledge to double: • Our origin to 1500 BC • 1500 BC to 1750 AD • 1750 AD to 1890 AD • 1900: doubles every 100 years • 1940: doubles every 25 years • 2020: doubles every 12 hours

  4. Examples of Engineering Advances Domestication of Animals Copper Bronze Steele Advances in metallurgy over time 1200 BCE 3800 BCE 6200 BCE Industrial Revolution Information Age Development of simple to complex machines Bob Noyce USA 1950s Britain – Late 1700s

  5. Integrated Circuit Texas Instruments Fairchild

  6. Essential Questions What is the purpose of a portfolio for a student? What is the purpose of a portfolio for an engineer? Why is it important for engineers to document their work in their engineering notebook? How are our lives impacted by engineers? What is the difference between an invention and an innovation? How doe the use of technology affect the way that you live?

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