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4000 BCE
The Oldest Field of Engineering
I never knew that this was a thing but Civil Engineering is one of the oldest fields in engineering. Civil Engineers Conceive, design, build, supervise, operate, construct, and maintain infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector. They create, improve and protect the environment in which we live. http://civil.columbia.edu/what-civil-engineering -
Who was the First Electrical Engineer
It's almost completely impossible to know exactly who was the first ever to be Electrical Engineer, Francis Ronalds stands ahead of the field, who created the first working electric telegraph system in 1816. -
The Man who Electrified the World!!
Nikola Tesla, the inventor of the the most popular and powerful thing we know of today as often called Electricity. The Source of light and power system in use of everyday life use all over the world today. There is not an official date when he invented it but it is between (July 10,1856 through January 7,1943). (http://www.reformation.org/nikola-tesla.html) -
When Electrical Engineering was First Started
In September 1882, Thomas Edison opened the first commercial power plant in the United States, serving 59 customers in a square mile. -
First Radio Communication
An Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi proved the feasibility of radio communication. He sent and received his first radio signal in Italy in 1895. -
First Fluorescent Lamp
One of the first mercury vapor lamps invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt. It was similar to a fluorescent lamp without the fluorescent coating on the tube. -
First Sonar for Submarines
In 1906, Lewis Nixon invented the first sonar-like listening device to detect icebergs. French physicist Paul Langévin constructed the first sonar set to detect submarines in 1915. -
Radio Reciever
Edwin Howard Armstrong developed standard AM radio receiver -
Wind Energy Power Plant
First wind energy plant in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union built its first windmill in 1941, which had a capacity of 100 kW. -
First VCR
Dr. Norikazu Sawazaki. First home Videocassette recorder (VCR)
