Friday, August 22, 2008

History of Engineering

Guten Tag [German for "Good Day"]

After the PowerPoint, answer the following:

1) Describe what you think might have been the greatest invention of all time (not including the last two hundred years).

2) Describe an instance when you have invented anything or found a solution that has been useful to others.


We may want to check out the following links

http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsclist.htm

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/Activities/ancientdr.html


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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

1.)the wheel because it help people everyday by making transportation easier.
2.)a beeper on some stuff you usely lose call it and find it.

Anonymous said...

I think that the greatest invention of all time would have to be the wheel and its circular design because everywhere you look you will see some sort of a wheel in use.

I have invented nothing at all.

Anonymous said...

1. I think the greatest invention of all time would have to be anything to do with transportation. Cars, Planes, Trains, and Boats have made going from one place to another a lot easier.

2. I dont think i have ever invented something new or found a way to make something work better.

Anonymous said...

I believe that the greatest invention of all time is the aquaduct because it has provided us with the water that we need in order to survive. Without it we wouldn't have been able to grow plants and such.

I don't think that I have ever invented anything to help out society or anything else for that matter.

Anonymous said...

1 The greatest invention of all i think was electricity.

2 I was at a friends house and his radio was not working. the antennea he had was really small. i got an aluminum can and some aluminum foil and put the can on top of the antennea and wrapped the foil around the can.

Anonymous said...

I think synthetic fibers are a important invention because many things today are made with them including plastic.


I had the idea to put hooks in the shower so the wash rags wouldn't get knocked the floor.

Anonymous said...

1)My favorite invention older then the last 200hundred years is the flushing toilets by the greeks and romans.

2)One time i invented somthing is when i opened my drawling notebook and just brainstormed and came up with many new inventions.

Anonymous said...

1. The greatest invention of all time would be cars any other type of transportation because it helps us get from place to place quicker than as to walking. This helps us save time and lets us get more done in a day.

2. I haven't done any thing or found a solution that has been useful to others not that I know of

Anonymous said...

1) I think the greatest invention is fire because it cooks stuff, keeps you warm and it's fun to play with.
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Anonymous said...

1. I think that the most important invention of all time would be the creation of the ink quill because it went on to create the pen and the pencil.

2. One time I have invented/ found something out that has benefited someone is when I helped build a treehouse when i was younger

Anonymous said...

I think the greatest invention not including the last 200 years is probably the wheel because it led to so many other inventions.

I guess the only thing that i've done like that is for a school project in 3rd grade i built a coat rack looking thing to store hats on. I called it a hat tree.

Anonymous said...

1.) Ways to travel other than by foot.I think it makes life a whole lot easier, you can travel using less of your energy and you can travel faster by horse, horse and buggy, and bicycle.
2.) I invented a little game to pass the time at a boring picnic event that me and a friend played for hours and that really helped me and my friend not die from boredom.