Saturday, May 17, 2014

17 May Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management


1871 Society of Telegraph Engineers came into existence, in London, UK.
         http://www.theiet.org/resources/library/archives/research/guides-iet.cfm


Birthdays

Nobel Prize Winners

1897 Odd Hassel - Chemistry
          http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1969/hassel-facts.html


Other Scientists, Engineers and Managers

1749 - Edward Jenner
1776 - Amos Eaton
1836 - Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer - Discoverer of Helium

Patents

1839 Lorenzo Adkins patented a water wheel.
1938 Patent issued for workholder device for endless conveyors
         https://www.google.com/patents/US2117641

http://todayinsci.com/5/5_17.htm

Knowledge History of the Day - Index for the Year

Management Theory Review Blog
Management Knowledge Center
Engineering and Technology Knowledge Center
Science Knowledge Center
Social Science Knowledge Center

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