Three essential engineering skills and the state of modern technology
John Partridge is the founder of the deap-sea instrumentation company Sonardyne, and…
The History of Rocket Science
Rocket technology has evolved for more than 2000 years. Today’s rockets are…
Dimensional Analysis: From Atomic Bombs to Wind Tunnel Testing
Despite the growing computer power and increasing sophistication of computational models, any…
The von Kármán Vortex Street and Tacoma Narrows Disaster
On November 8, 1940 newspapers across America opened with the headline “TACOMA…
The Birth of the Jet: The Engine that Shrunk the World
In today’s time it is easy to take for granted the complex…
Composites Manufacturing
Throughout the last four decades the exploitation of fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) in…
Composite Manufacturing – Autoclave Variability
Throughout the last four decades the exploitation of fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) in…
Milestones in Aircraft Structural Design
Although the exploitation of advanced composite materials in the aerospace industry is…
