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Engineering and the Modern World Transformation of Society by Engineering

Explore the language, history, and meaning of engineering and how it has transformed society. Learn about scientific formulas, social innovators, symbolic images, and the impact of engineering on vision. Discover how structures, machines, networks, and processes have shaped our urban society. Dive into the scientific transformation of nature and the role of engineers in creating bridges, machines, and electricity. Understand the economic, political, and societal shifts brought by engineering. Join CEE 102 course and delve into the fascinating world of engineering.

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Engineering and the Modern World Transformation of Society by Engineering

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  1. Engineering and the Modern World Transformation of Society by Engineering CEE 102: Prof. Michael G. Littman Course Administrator: Catherine Eiben ceiben@princeton.edu Computers OK for NOTETAKING and course related searches Please - NO cell use, email, messaging, texting, games, shopping

  2. Language, History, and Meaning of Engineering Scientific: formulas relationships Social: innovators changes in society Symbolic: images changes in vision

  3. Language, History, and Meaning of Engineering Scientific: formulas relationships Social: innovators changes in society Symbolic: images changes in vision

  4. Symbolic Transformation of Vision Thomas Cole 1828 - 1846

  5. Steamboat – artist to landscape Steam Tractor – tames nature

  6. Building an Urban Society structures machines networks processes Steamboat – artist to landscape Steam Tractor – tames nature

  7. Building an Urban Society structures machines networks processes

  8. Scientific Transformation of Nature Thomas Telford 1814 – 1826

  9. Scientific Transformation of Nature Thomas Telford 1814 – 1826

  10. Structures: Cable or Arch Vertical Deck Weight: q l Transformed by Form:l / d Into Horizontal Force: H

  11. Structures: Cable or Arch Vertical Deck Weight: q l Transformed by Form:l / d Into Horizontal Force: H George Washington Bridge - 1931

  12. George Washington Bridge - 1931

  13. P = pressure L = stroke A = area N = frequency Thermodynamics: Heat to Work

  14. Piston Force : P A Maintained at Speed : L N Transformed to Horsepower : Hp Machines: Piston Engine P = pressure L = stroke A = area N = frequency Thermodynamics: Heat to Work

  15. Piston Force : P A Maintained at Speed : L N Transformed to Horsepower : Hp Electric generator Machines: Piston Engine Steam turbine Coal-Fired Steam to Electricity

  16. Electric generator Steam turbine Coal-Fired Steam to Electricity

  17. Networks: Electric Generator Generator Voltage : V Maintained at Current : I Transformed to Power : Hp

  18. Networks: Electric Generator Generator Voltage : V Maintained at Current : I Transformed to Power : Hp Coal-Fired Hematite (Fe2O3) to Iron

  19. Process: Blast Furnace Fe2O3 + 3C + (3/2)O2 2Fe + 3CO2 Iron Ore : Fe2O3 Heated with Coal (Coke) : C and Air : O2 Transformed into Iron : Fe Coal-Fired Hematite (Fe2O3) to Iron

  20. Process: Blast Furnace Fe2O3 + 3C + (3/2)O2 2Fe + 3CO2 Iron Ore : Fe2O3 Heated with Coal (Coke) : C and Air : O2 Transformed into Iron : Fe 1779

  21. 1889 1779

  22. Social Transformation of Society Structures and Machines Politics of Public Works Economics of Private Enterprise 1889

  23. Social Transformation of Society Structures and Machines Politics of Public Works Economics of Private Enterprise

  24. Social Transformation of Society Networks and Processes Industry Restructures Regions Public Resources and Private Profits

  25. Social Transformation of Society Networks and Processes Industry Restructures Regions Public Resources and Private Profits Transportation: River to Rail

  26. Social Transformation of Society Networks and Processes Industry Restructures Regions Public Resources and Private Profits Resources: Oil to Wealth

  27. Social Transformation of Society Networks and Processes Industry Restructures Regions Public Resources and Private Profits Rivers and Politics Resources: Oil to Wealth

  28. Social Age of Iron and Steel Age of Power and Speed Transformation of Society Networks and Processes Industry Restructures Regions Public Resources and Private Profits • Independence, Iron, and Industry: 1776 – 1855 • Connecting the Continent: 1830 – 1876 • The Rise of the Great American Industries: 1876 – 1939 • Regional Restructuring: 1921 – 1964 • Information and Infrastructure: 1946 – Rivers and Politics

  29. Age of Iron and Steel Age of Power and Speed • Independence, Iron, and Industry: 1776 – 1855 • Connecting the Continent: 1830 – 1876 • The Rise of the Great American Industries: 1876 – 1939 • Regional Restructuring: 1921 – 1964 • Information and Infrastructure: 1946 –

  30. Independence, Iron, & Industry 1776 - 1855 Fulton, Livingston and the steamboat Lowell, Francis and textiles Stephenson, Thomson and railroads

  31. “The whole of France fits into the Mississippi Basin six times over.”

  32. Mississippi River 1824 “The whole of France fits into the Mississippi Basin six times over.” Economics versus Safety

  33. Mississippi River 1824 Economics versus Safety

  34. Boiler Explosions Franklin Institute STRESSES Alfred Guthrie STATISTICS Mark Twain STORIES

  35. Boiler Explosions Franklin Institute STRESSES Alfred Guthrie STATISTICS Mark Twain STORIES

  36. Connecting the Continent 1830 - 1876 Stanford and the continental railroad Henry, Morse and the telegraph Carnegie, Holley and steel rails

  37. RR in 1950 RR in 1971

  38. RR in 1950 Federal Highway Act - 1956 RR in 1971 Transportation: Rail to Road

  39. The Rise of the Great Industries 1876 - 1939 SPEED Ford and Model T The Wright Brothers and Flyer Douglasand DC – 3 Federal Highway Act - 1956 Transportation: Rail to Road

  40. The Rise of the Great Industries 1876 - 1939 SPEED Ford and Model T The Wright Brothers and Flyer Douglasand DC – 3

  41. The Rise of the Great Industries 1876 - 1939 POWER Edison, Westinghouse and electricity Rockefeller, Burton and oil refining

  42. The Rise of the Great Industries 1876 - 1939 POWER Edison, Westinghouse and electricity Rockefeller, Burton and oil refining

  43. Hoover Dam lit by its own Power

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