3. Less than 1 percent of the Earth’s water is safe to
drink
Modern purification and treatment processes
and technology means we are able to access
safe and clean drinking water.
In London, in 1829, engineer James Simpson
installed the first treated public water supply in
the world.
7. Many know that
in 1928 Alexander
Fleming discovered
penicillin’s ability to
fight infections.
8. BUT, without the
help of John
McKeen, a chemical
engineer who
worked for Pfizer,
antibiotics would
not have reached
and saved hundreds
and thousands of
soldiers in the final
stages of the Second
World War.
11. Engineering is behind some of the most
important and innovative contributions to
medicine.
Such as: MRI, ultrasound, prosthetic limbs,
pacemakers and dialysis machines.
12. Through engineering we now have a system
of wearable diagnostic tools that are
designed to continually monitor human
health and improve diagnoses.
We now also have ingestible robots which
used for retrieving swallowed button
batteries and also for the treatment of the
wounds they cause.
15. Smart phones, tablets, computers, radios –
these have all been designed and improved
in some way by engineers.
16. The first transatlantic radio signal happened
in 1901 thanks to electrical
engineer Guglielmo Marconi, who built the
first, complete wireless telegraphy system.
Engineers played a vital role in the evolution
of mobile phone technology and it is now
estimated that there will be 6.1 billion
smartphone users by 2020
17. Engineers such as Larry Roberts, Bob Kahn
and Danny Cohen (and many more) played a
key role of the development of the Internet.
Approximately 40% of the global population
now have access to Internet.
40%
18. We now have access to each other 24/7,
anywhere in the world, at the touch of a
button
This has led to globalization of business and
has massively impacted the way we
live and work.
20. The first Ferris
Wheel was
created by
engineer George
W. Ferris in 1893 in
Pennsylvania.
The Ferris Wheel is
considered one of
the greatest
engineering
wonders in the
world!
21. This original wheel was supported by two
42m steel towers and connected by a 13m
axle – which was the biggest single piece of
forged steel ever made at that time.
22. Ferris wheels
are now a
staple at
many theme
parks and
carnivals,
and have
contributed
to tourism
around the
world.
The highest
Ferris Wheel
in the world is
High Roller,
which is
167.6m on the
Las Vegas
Strip, Nevada
US.
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