California is in a state of emergency, as the wildfires return to wreak havoc, this time in the south. The lack of precipitation and moisture, dry vegetation, and wind are huge contributing factors. The US forest service reported 129 million dead trees in the state, from previous drought and beetle infestation are now serving as…
On May 15, 1907, 110 acres of land were auctioned off to J.T. McWilliams by the railroad company. The area between Steward Avenue, Garces Avenue, Main Street, and Fifth Street (known today as Las Vegas Boulevard) became the unincorporated township of Las Vegas, a railroad town and convenient refueling and rest stop between three major…
1927 Elsie Eaves American Society of Civil Engineers names first female member. 1934 Grace Hopper Computer scientist graduates from Yale with a Ph. D. in math goes on to be a pioneer in the field of computer programming. 1939 Marjorie Joyner Inventor becomes the first African-American woman to receive a patent for inventing a mechanism…
If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you are aware of the limitations that President Trump has put on the Environmental Protection Agency. Among the most critical is the staff reduction of about two thirds of its original size. Fewer employees means less supervision, which leads to less enforcement of crucial…
Love Your Work, and Live Your Life It’s an exciting profession, but one of its greatest advantages is that it will leave you time for all the other things in your life that you love! Be Creative It’s a great outlet for the imagination – The perfect field for independent thinkers. Work With Great People…
This week is “Infrastructure Week” and before it ends, let’s learn about this plan that The White House has presented to rebuild America’s infrastructure. The White House has held events all week to promote and educate on this $1 trillion plan to fix the United States infrastructure. Additionally, The White House broke down how those…
If you’ve traveled by car anytime in the past year, there’s a good chance that you noticed an array of potholes, lumps, and bumps in your local street or highway. In fact, crumbling roadways may have very well cost you a tire or harmed your vehicle’s suspension. While you might have dismissed poor pavement or…
Engineering is quickly becoming one of the largest professions in the United States and thus become the best place to study engineering. Why? Because many things around you were designed by an engineer. From chairs, to cell phones, internet, and water drainage. The evidence of engineering is universal. Today, engineers are developing solutions and building…
In the engineering world, stable careers are in the big-four engineering disciplines (civil, mechanical, industrial, and electrical). In the next decade, demand for engineers is expected to grow by 11 percent, with the National Association of Colleges and Employers reporting that engineering majors currently rank second in the most on demand careers. But engineering changed…
CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS BLOG POST: Engineering has a broad meaning and covers many different industries. Mathematics, science and technology are all combinations of what engineers produce as far as solutions to real world issues that need fixing or creation. There are so many different types of engineering degrees available. Before engineering could be divided into…