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Other Sites of Interest - General Engineering - Women's History - Technical Reference Sites - Like-Minded Organizations

General Engineering-Related Links

Engineering History  Tools  Practice of the Profession  Just for Fun

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Engineering History

• The Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century --this is a great profession!
• National Inventors' Hall of Fame
• The National Academy of Engineering --provides engineering leadership in service to the nation.  Several SWE members are members of the Academy, including Bonnie Dunbar.
• National Engineers' Week --during the week of George Washington's birthday, in recognition of his work as a surveyor.
• A Partial List of African-American Inventors
• African-American Inventors A-Z--see also the links at the bottom of the page
• Women Inventors--be sure to follow the other links at the bottom of the page

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Tools

• World Cat -- find which library near you has a book you're looking for
• Engineering.Surfwax --Clipping site
• Whatis.com --Definitions and acronymns focusing on computer technology
• Acronym Finder --returns all known acronyms
• Wikipedia --an online, free encyclopedia collectively written by interested persons on the net

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Practice of the Profession

• The On-Line Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
• The Creative Engineer --thoughts on how we create our work!

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Just for Fun

• A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering --Click on a map and see engineering marvels in the USA!
• The Science of Cooking
• Junkyard Wars -- fan site of the TV show featuring competitive ad hoc engineering
• Techie Gear --fun gifts
• Think Geek --more fun gifts
• The Construction Game --play at being a civil engineer in construction!

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