engineering

The gentle curve of a beam. The particular shape of a clay brick. The sharp angles of a series of trusses. You might view these elements of buildings, bridges, and structures as part of the aesthetic and artistic design, or maybe you have overlooked them completely. But for London-based structural engineer Roma Agrawal, these visual […]

Join us for a shameless celebration of America’s brightest and best. In 2016, The Takeaway led a search for America’s greatest innovation. In this special podcast, we introduce you the nation’s top ten innovations, each with own champion, as well a range of interviews the we aired along the way in our search for America’s Greatest Innovation. This series was produced with research assistance from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Lemelson Foundation. 

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