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Today in History

May 30, 1932,
Amelia Earhart is first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
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Engineering Education Today in History Blog: Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic

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The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century

"The practice of engineering is changing much more rapidly than higher education has. We need to undergo fundamental changes in the "what", "how" and "who" we teach if we are to meet the needs of 2020."

- William A. Wulf, President, National Academy of Engineering
The Engineer 2020 Comment on this Resource
Written from the perspective of engineering practice, this report focuses on the future of engineering, detailing the necessary characteristics of the engineer of 2020 and the ways in which the education and training of engineers must improve in order to ensure their ability to face the complexities future technologies hold.
HP Labs Vision of the Future
FUTURE THEMES
Service Learning
Mobile Learning
MEMS/Nano Technology
Bio-Engineering/Technology
Diversity
PAST THEMES
African American Engineers
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