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National Academy of Sciences

(Encyclopedia) National Academy of Sciences, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., a private organization of leading American scientists and engineers devoted to the furtherance of science and its…

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Prof. K. H. Grote, Ph.D. Tell us about your work---what do you do? I teach mechanical engineering students at a major university and conduct…

Abrams, Creighton Williams

(Encyclopedia) Abrams, Creighton WilliamsAbrams, Creighton Williamsāˈbrəmz [key], 1914–74, U.S. military officer, b. Springfield, Mass. After graduating (1936) from West Point, he served with…

Robert, Henry Martyn

(Encyclopedia) Robert, Henry Martyn, 1837–1923, American military engineer, b. Robertville, S.C., grad. West Point, 1857. He is best known as the author of a book on parliamentary law, Pocket Manual…

Dodge, Grenville Mellen

(Encyclopedia) Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831–1916, Union general in the Civil War and railroad builder, b. Danvers, Mass. Before the war Dodge, a civil engineer, did railroad work in the West. After…

Computer Systems Engineer

Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am in computer systems engineering and I manage an engineering and distribution business…

Genetic Engineering: Introduction

IntroductionGenetic EngineeringIntroductionFundamentals of Genetic EngineeringCurrent Recombinant Cloning TechnologyDNA Technology ApplicationsHuman Disorders and Gene TherapyHuman Genome…

My Lai incident

(Encyclopedia) My Lai incidentMy Lai incidentmē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by…

Abbe, Cleveland

(Encyclopedia) Abbe, ClevelandAbbe, Clevelandăbˈē [key], 1838–1916, American meteorologist, b. New York City; brother of Robert Abbe. He was the first official daily weather forecaster in the United…