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Engineering and the Humanities: It's Complicated
As an electrical engineer turned historian who now studies engineers of the past, I have a good sense of how the engineering profession evolved. And what I've learned is this: Engineers have long…
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How an NSF Experiments Helped Launch American Innovation
In the 1970s, Carnegie Mellon students created an automated dial-a-ride service for underserved communities. The NSF-funded initiative aimed to foster entrepreneurship and helped establish the idea of…