Greatest Engineering Achievements

How many of the 20th century’s greatest engineering achievements will you use today? A car? Computer? Telephone? Explore the list of the top 20 achievements and learn how engineering shaped a century and changed the world.

(from : National Academy of Engineering)

1. Electrification

2. Automobile

3. Airplane

4. Water Supply and Distribution

5. Electronics

6. Radio and Television

7. Agricultural Mechanization

8. Computers

9. Telephone

10. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

11. Highways

12. Spacecraft

13. Internet

14. Imaging

15. Household Appliances

16. Health Technologies

17.Petroleum and Petrochemical Technologies

18. Laser and Fiber Optics

19. Nuclear Technologies

20. High-performance Materials