Diane Kaylor A SME History and Heritage

ASME Core Value: Respect and document engineering history while continually embracing change

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Landmarks began in 1971 added Heritage Sites and Heritage Collections in 1986 average 7 ceremonies a year 227 to date

Landmarks

began in 1971

added Heritage Sites and Heritage Collections in 1986

average 7 ceremonies a year

227 to date

mechanical power production (water, steam, IC), minerals extraction and refining , music, power transmission, pumping, rail transportation, research and development, retail, road and off-road transportation, safety, solid waste, textile, water transportation, wind power production agriculture , air and space transportation, biomedical engineering, communications and data processing, education, electrical power production (water, steam, IC, nuclear, geothermal), entertainment, environmental control, food processing, manufacturing, materials handling and excavation,

Commemorative Brochures prepared by nominator reviewed by H&H Committee published by nominator time intensive

Commemorative Brochures

prepared by nominator

reviewed by H&H Committee

published by nominator

time intensive

Upcoming ASME Landmarks • Cameron MO-BOP, Houston, Texas, July 14 • Philo 6 Supercritical Steam Station, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 7 • Montana Western gasoline-electric rail motorcar #31 (Great Northern #2313), Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, Wis., Aug. 16

2003 to date • Eddystone Station, Philadelphia, May 17 • Rumely Agricultural Machines, La Porte, Indiana (Heritage Site), with ASAgE and Indiana Historical Bureau, March 15

2003 to date • Wright Flyer III, Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 20 • Univ. of Fla. Solar Energy and Solar Conversion Laboratory (Heritage Site), Gainesville, Fla., Jan. 31

To be scheduled:  USS/USCGC Glacier (AGB-4) Icebreaker, Calif./Conn.  American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Mass.  Technology Collection at the George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y.  Oil drill rig "Mr. Charlie," Morgan City, La.  Automatic shrimp peeling machine, Marine and Seafood Museum, Biloxi, Miss.

Criteria: Mechanical Engineering Artifact, place, tool or practice Significant step forward in ME Contribution to humanity and profession Distinguished / unique Accessible / visible First recognition of historic ME by a professional society or historical organization

Criteria:

Mechanical Engineering

Artifact, place, tool or practice

Significant step forward in ME

Contribution to humanity and profession

Distinguished / unique

Accessible / visible

First recognition of historic ME by a professional society or historical organization

Landmarks promote achievement innovation human story engineering solutions progress an ASME event

Landmarks promote

achievement

innovation

human story

engineering solutions

progress

an ASME event

Accessible to individual members Newsworthy Continued mileage (permanence) Win-win Grassroots selection and support Rigorous nomination process

Accessible to individual members

Newsworthy

Continued mileage (permanence)

Win-win

Grassroots selection and support

Rigorous nomination process

Sample Media Feedback (CY2002) 5 landmarks 19 placements / 1.4 million circulation 1% of overall print media clippings Online roster had 20,000 visits

Diane Kaylor A SME History and Heritage