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I am old enough to remember when computers did not decorate the top of every office desk. 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In fact, if you are an engineering student, you probably have learned more about this bridge than the average student. 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Since then, submarines have been an important component of the US Naval]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;29102&#x2f;September-30-1954-Commissioning-of-the-First-Nuclear-Submarine]]></guid><dc:creator>RSBenner</dc:creator><dc:subject>&#x22;On This Day&#x22; In Engineering History</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 31, 1790 - The First US Patent Is Awarded]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;29000&#x2f;July-31-1790-The-First-US-Patent-Is-Awarded&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[The protection of intellectual property is not a new concept. In fact, patents in various forms date back to 14&#x5e;th century England. So, it is not a surprise to learn that there was some sort of patent procedure that existed in the American colonies. This system allowed inventors to appear before the]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;29000&#x2f;July-31-1790-The-First-US-Patent-Is-Awarded]]></guid><dc:creator>RSBenner</dc:creator><dc:subject>&#x22;On This Day&#x22; In Engineering History</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[September 27, 1998 &#x2013; The &#x28;Sort of&#x29; Birthday of Google, Inc.]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28584&#x2f;September-27-1998-The-Sort-of-Birthday-of-Google-Inc&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[When I chose September 27 to investigate for engineering developments of historical import, I was surprised to find Google&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;s birthday on the list. 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M. Hall&#x26;rsquo&#x3b;s Aluminum Invention.&#x26;rdquo&#x3b; The 1887 acc]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28548&#x2f;September-4-1926-The-Death-of-Julia-Brainerd-Hall]]></guid><dc:creator>MaggieMc</dc:creator><dc:subject>&#x22;On This Day&#x22; In Engineering History</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[April 19, 1906&#x2014;The Death of Nobel Prize Laureate Pierre Curie]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28253&#x2f;April-19-1906-The-Death-of-Nobel-Prize-Laureate-Pierre-Curie&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[Thinking back to science class, Curie is a familiar name. Marie Curie is a favorite subject in many courses, especially due to organizing mobile X-ray teams during World War I. Her husband Pierre Curie, who died in a street accident on April 19, 1906, is sometimes seen as an afterthought despite the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28253&#x2f;April-19-1906-The-Death-of-Nobel-Prize-Laureate-Pierre-Curie]]></guid><dc:creator>MaggieMc</dc:creator><dc:subject>&#x22;On This Day&#x22; In Engineering History</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[February 17, 1864&#x2014;The Hunley Sinks the Housatonic]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28072&#x2f;February-17-1864-The-Hunley-Sinks-the-Housatonic&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[On this day in 1864, the pioneering Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley rammed and sank the USS Housatonic during the US Civil War. She was the first combat submarine to successfully sink an enemy warship.&#xa;&#xa;The Hunley was the third prototype submarine developed by businessman, lawyer, and Louisiana st]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 05&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28072&#x2f;February-17-1864-The-Hunley-Sinks-the-Housatonic]]></guid><dc:creator>Hannes</dc:creator><dc:subject>&#x22;On This Day&#x22; In Engineering History</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>