Abstract: Poland’s earliest notable river crossing was built in Warsaw in 1573, but the country’s contributions to bridge engineering did not end there. In more recent times, Poland birthed the first iron bridge on the European ...

Abstract: In the mid-19th century the city of St. Louis did not seem particularly likely to become a leader in water treatment technology. By 1915, however, the St. Louis Water Works had developed a treatment process at its Chain ...

Abstract: One hundred years ago, the vessel Ancon made history when it sailed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific without rounding the southern tip of South America. Instead, it passed through the Panama Canal, one of the greatest ...