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Tag: #engineering · 3 posts
Posted May 3
The word "engineer" comes from the Latin word "ingenium", meaning "innate ability" or "inborn character." 🔧🧠 @googlefactss #Engineering#LanguageFacts#WordOrigins#LearnSomethingNew#NowYouKnow
Posted Dec 2
The first vending machine was invented in the 1st century AD by Greek engineer Heron of Alexandria. It dispensed holy water when a coin was inserted—the weight tilted a lever, opening a valve to release water before the coin dropped. 💧⚖️ [Learn more] @googlefactss #History#Inventions#Engineering#AncientGreece
Posted Nov 9
Project Habakkuk (1942): a British WWII plan to build massive “iceberg” aircraft carriers from pykrete (ice reinforced with wood pulp). Prototypes showed pykrete’s strength and slow melting, but the project was abandoned because of logistical, resource, and engineering challenges. 🧊🚢✈️🛠️💡 @googlefactss Read more -> [here] #WWII#History#Engineering#Pykrete#ProjectHabakkuk