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U.S. acquires Panama Canal Zone
U.S. acquires Panama Canal Zone. Wright Brothers make the first controlled sustained flight in heavier than air aircraft at kitty hawk n.c. -
Roller Conveyer
The roller conveyer belt is patented by the Hymle Goddard of Logan company -
William Howard Taft is inaugurated as the 27th president
William Howard Taft is inaugurated as the 27th president. Mrs. Taft has 80 Japanese cherry trees planted along the banks of the Potomac River -
The Principles of Scientific Management
Frederick Taylor publishes “The Principles of Scientific Management” -
Ford installs first moving assembly line
Henry Ford created the first moving assembly line for the mass production of automobiles. The moving assembly line reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to two hours and 30 minutes -
U.S. agrees to purchase Danish West Indies for $25 million
U.S. agrees to purchase Danish West Indies for $25 million the treaty was signed Aug. 14 Jeanette Rankin of Montana is the first women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives -
Double belt freezer
Clarence Birdseye invented this the double belt freezer, enabling the production of frozen food -
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight is his the Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight is his the Spirit of St. Louis -
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas is the first women elected to the U.S. senate
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas is the first women elected to the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband she is reflected in 1932 and 1938 -
Improving product quality
William Edward Deming used statistical methods in management to improve product quality -
Dwight Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th president
Dwight Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th president. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed for passing secret information about the U.S. atomic weaponry to the Soviet’s -
The Solar Cell
Daryl Chaplin Calvin Southern Fuller and Gerald Pearson invited the solar cell -
Explorer I first American satellite is launched
Explorer I first American satellite is launched -
The first Cylindrical Robot
The first cylindrical robot is marketed for industrial use named “Versatran” -
First Factory to use Robots
General Motors in New Jersey is the first factory to use industrial robots -
Discovery of LED Lightning
General Electric Company scientist, Nick Holonyack, invented the first visible light LED. Holonyack is often called the “Father of the light emitting diode” for his pioneering of the technology. -
Martin Luther King Jr
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in Memphis Tennessee and Sen Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angles California -
First person computer
The first personal computer is invented by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. It made a big impact on companies, it increases productivity in all production -
The rise of 3D Printing
Chuck Hull of 3D Systems invented the first 3D printing technology in the early 1980s. The first item he ever printed was a tiny cup that was used as an eye wash. -
First 100 Percent Solar Powered House
Maria Telkes invented the thermoelectric power generator to provide heat for Dover House, first solar-heated house in 1980 she assisted the U.S. Department of Energy. -
Space Shuttle Challenger explodes
Space shuttle challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. It is the worst accident in the history of the U.S. space -
Bill Clinton is inaugurated
Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42 president. Bomb explodes in basement garage of World Trade Center killing 6, injuring 1000 and causing more than $500 million in damage -
Robotics use increases in manufacturing
Although the first industrial robot was designed by George Devol in 1954, robotics use has become more advanced and sophisticated in the 21st century. -
NNMI (now known as Manufacturing USA) was created
Manufacturing USA consists of multiple linked Manufacturing innovation institutes. Each has a unique technological concentration, but is also designed to accelerate U.S. advanced manufacturing as a whole. -
ORNL Produces the Worlds Largest Solid 3D-Printed Object
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab developed a 3D-printed version of a “trim-and-drill” tool that Boeing uses to build the wings on its passenger aircraft.