Impacts of Engineering Design

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• Review Session for TEST 1
• Momentum
• Ideas
• Business

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• The Lady that Invented the Dishwasher
• Typical inventor, self-driven, problems with
  manufacturing, started a business, was willing to
  sell to hotels.

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• Thomas Edison
• Light bulb positive momentum, electricity
  distribution had to be developed too, new
  technologies are developed by teams of people.
• England required Parliament action before they
  would standardize electricity. No one likes
  government involved but it has to be that way if
  industry wont get along with each other.
• Concrete house positive momentum doesnt ensure
  success, public perception is an important factor

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• Lighter Than Air Flight
• Lots of effort and but it never overcame
  technical problems. Much effort doesnt
  guarantee success either.

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• Jet Engine
• 4 separate inventors had the idea independently
  this is very common
• outsiders usually initiate technical
  revolutions (completely new ideas)

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• FAX by Radio (newspapers)
• Lots of effort and but was failed because
  television took over instead.
• New ideas are not always accepted.
• Many thought the internet would fade out too but
  it continues to grow.

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• Flying Wing (B2-bomber)
• Wasnt fast enough, and it didnt have enough
  range so it wasnt useful even though it did
  fly.
• Lots of effort and dont guarantee success.

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• Personal Computers
• Company culture is a big influence.
• Small companies are afraid of big companies
  taking away their market share like IBM took
  sales from Apple.
• Large organizations are usually not very
  innovative, so they form independent business
  units (IBU) to stay innovative.

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• N.Y. Subway
• Beech had to trick the city establishment in
  order to build a pilot version.
• New technology was very popular at first and
  everyone liked it, but nasty politics put a stop
  to advancing any further.
• Just because everyone wants a technology doesnt
  ensure it will succeed.

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Impacts of Engineering Design

• When you come to class, look for the seat with
  your top secrete code number.
• All the best to you on the test !