Today in History - November 29, 1944 - doctors at Johns Hopkins performed the surgery that laid the foundation for today’s heart surgery, such as coronary bypass surgery. Working as a team, the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s chief surgeon, Dr. Alfred Blalock (left photo), African American surgical technician Vivien T. Thomas (center portrait), and pediatric cardiologist […]
Archive for November, 2008
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: John Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery
Saturday, November 29th, 2008 1:01 am
Written by: Alice Agogino
Engineering Pathway "Today in History" Blog: Mariner 4 launched as first probe to fly by Mars
Friday, November 28th, 2008 12:01 am
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History - November 28, 1964 - Mariner 4, was launched and became the first successful mission to Mars. Reaching Mars on a flyby on July 14 and 15, 1965, it was the first spacecraft to return close-up images of the surface (center image above) and lasted three years in solar orbit. In […]
Posted in Topics: Science, Technology
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: America’s First Gas-Powered Automobile Race
Thursday, November 27th, 2008 12:01 am
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History - November 27, 1895 - The first gasoline-powered automobile race in the United States. The Duryea brothers - Charles and Frank - created their first gasoline-powered “horseless-carriage” in 1893. The Duryeas were bicycle mechanics who built their first car in a workshop located in a building in downtown Springfield, MA. in […]
Posted in Topics: General, Technology
Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Supersonic Concorde makes its last flight
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 12:01 am
Written by: Alice Agogino
Today in History - November 26, 2003 - The Concorde, the most successful supersonic passenger jet in history, is completely retired from flight. Although successful as a collaborative technical effort, it did not survive the marketplace; it was too expensive to maintain, demand was not high enough at the prices required and the public put […]
Posted in Topics: Technology
Shodor’s New Web Site Provides a Better Equation to Help Students, Educators
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 3:41 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Please contact Mary Paisley, Communications Coordinator, Shodor at mpaisley@shodor.org for more information.
Durham, NC Things just became a lot better – and easier – for students and educators nationwide.
Shodor, a non-profit organization based in Durham, has rolled out a major redesign and upgrade of its award-winning Web site to make it easier to navigate and explore […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Posted in Topics: Health, Technology
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