Wednesday - 19 November 2008

The Engineer 150

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This week in… 1903
It is tempting to think of the all-electric vehicle as a relatively modern development, but engineers were taking the concept seriously as far back as 1903...
Published: The Engineer - 18 June 2008

This week in 1950: The Ark Royal
It was with some excitement that The Engineer reported on the launch of the Ark Royal from the Cammel Laird shipyard in Merseyside...
Published: The Engineer - 06 May 2008

March 1878: Tower Bridge
One of the most recognisable bridges in the world, Tower Bridge opened for business in 1894...
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

September 1869: Festiniog Railway
A major tourist attraction, Festiniog was the first narrow-gauge railway in Britain to carry passengers...
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

July 1895: Metropolitan Line
Opened on 10th January 1863, the line was the first underground railway in the world...
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

December 1869: Suez Canal
The 163km-long canal linking the Mediterranean and Red seas is as important as a trading route today as it was when it was first opened in 1869...
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

October 1879: Forth Rail Bridge
Designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, the Forth Road Bridge is one of Britain’s undisputed engineering wonders...
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

May 1858: London's sewers
Following the great stink of 1858, Parliament backed the development of a modern sewer system. Read about Joseph Bazalgette's solution to the problem...
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

May 1896: Manchester Ship Canal
Still transporting freight today, the 58km-long 'big ditch' was key to reviving Manchester's economic fortunes in the late 19th century....
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

May 1867: St Pancras Station
Now undergoing a major renovation to make space for Eurostar trains, the main trainshed and impressive gothic frontage of St.Pancras are two of Britain's most celebrated Victorian buildings....
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

September 1859: Brunel's obituary
Brunel is seen as a paragon of engineering innovation. Read The Engineer's reaction to his untimely demise...
Published: The Engineer - 12 December 2006

July 1856: Hand-powered submarine
Following the Horse Tank described in our last issue, the Engineer's first-ever team of intrepid journalists turned their attentions to underwater travel, revealing to the world 'Deschamps and Vilcocq's free diving boat' - a hand-powered submarine....
Published: The Engineer - 21 August 2006

January 1856. A new magazine is born
The Engineer, in setting out on its mission, may be permitted a few words of self-explanation. The title is restrictive, but not a narrow one; the breadth it covers is co-extensive with the greater half of the industrial energy which the country at this...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

August 1856. Bessemer’s steel process
Mr H Bessemer read the following paper at the British Association on Monday last: The manufacture of iron in this country has attained such an important position that any improvement in this branch of our national industry cannot fail to be a source of g...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

September 1859. Brunel’s Great Eastern.
The first trip of the Great Eastern from her moorings at Deptford to this place was not intended for a trial. trip, and cannot be called a trial trip in any way save three particulars - and in these only to a limited extent. First, the facility with...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

December 1868. Traffic Lights for Westminster
Novelty has been for some time, is now, and will be for some time to come, the order of the day at St Stephen’s, Westminster, and its purlieus. In the House itself some new men, and probably a good many new measures, may be looked for; and new private...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

July 1877. The Telephone
Electricity has been fruitful with its wonders, and we can hardly be called prophets if we say it will be still more so in the future. We are at present only on the threshold of discovery, we now very little about this unknown - we had almost written...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

January 1880. Edison’s Light
A celebrated character once used the memorable words ‘I don’t believe there is no sich a person.’ The incredulity had for its object Mrs Harris. We are disposed to echo the sentence and say ‘ we don’t believe there is ...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

August 1888. London to Edinburgh by rail
It is not the fault of the daily press if the fast West Coast train from Euston to Edinburgh is unpopular. The 10am train runs from Edinburgh to Euston, 400 miles in eight hours, and editors and correspondents have alike exhausted their powers in...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

April 1893. Daimler’s Petrol Motor
We illustrate a very ingenious and interesting form of oil engine, designed by Mr Daimler, for many years associated with the late Dr Otto. It is made in various forms for ordinary fixed motor purposes, for fire engines, for tramways, for light carriages...
Published: The Engineer - 08 May 2006

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