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Aspiring Women Engineers Get a Taste of Aviation

By Nancy Pardo | Published: March 4, 2012
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A few hundred would-be aviation engineers and scientists met this weekend at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA to celebrate National Women’s History Month. The aspiring group of all-woman middle- and high-school students had the opportunity to listen to an exceptional panel of female speakers—including former astronaut Wendy Lawrence—and take part in various aviation-related workshops. The weekend event was …

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Mind Reading No Longer Required Coursework for Engineering Students

By Peter Sutton | Published: January 3, 2012
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Let me read your mind! Think of a number between one and 1,000,000. Square your number. Now add the original number to it. Now divide your total by the original number. Now add… oh say, 17. Now subtract the original number. Now divide the total by six. What you are left with is… Three! (yes, I’m in your head). Ok, …

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UK Prime Minister Launches Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

By Bimal Dharsi | Published: November 17, 2011

The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering will be awarded every other year to an individual or team of up to three, of any nationality, responsible for advancing the application of engineering knowledge. The prize is worth $1.6 million (£1 million). United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron said he hopes it will carry the same stature as the Nobel Prize. “For …

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