All posts tagged "engineering"
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13.1K1Business and LaborThe Grover Shoe Factory Disaster Shakes the Nation in 1905
In March of 1905, with spring weather coming, the operators of the Grover shoe factory in Brockton, Mass., decided to switch off...
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7.9K2New England PlacesSix French Place Names in Six New England States
French place names reveal much about the history of a city or town. They reflect the great historical events that took place...
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7.0K3Rhode IslandLillian Gilbreth, Genius in the Art of Living
Lillian Gilbreth hated the best-selling book written about her in 1948 because it depicted her as a sweet, stay-at-home mom who deferred...
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18.7K22Business and LaborThe Amoskeag Mill Disaster of 1891
At about 9:30 in the morning on October 15, 1891, Marcellus Gould, a superintendent at the Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, N.H., went...
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21.3K9bostonThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States all stand in New England, probably because the Puritans believed in educating children...
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5.2K7Business and LaborWhen Pratt Met Whitney the Sparks Flew – Literally
Amos Whitney came from American industrial royalty. His father was a locksmith, his grandfather a blacksmith and another wing of the family...
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7.5K14Crime and ScandalProfessor Marvin Hewitt Takes a Twisting Journey from Dropout to Imposter to Rocket Scientist
In 1954, University of New Hampshire president Robert Chandler had a problem faculty member. Professor Kenneth Yates was “undoubtedly a brilliant physicist,”...
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6.4K5Business and LaborAmazing Grace Hopper, the Tiny Old Lady Who Changed Our Lives
In 1946, the U.S. Navy considered Grace Hopper too old to be an officer. Thirty-seven years later, President Ronald Reagan promoted her...
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8.4K1Arts and LeisureHelen Metcalf, The Mom Who Founded RISD With Some Leftover Dough
In 1877, a Providence mom named Helen Metcalf persuaded her women’s club to spend money left over from a fair to found...
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4.9K2Flashback PhotosBoston Holds a Water Celebration in 1848
On Oct. 25, 1848, a stream of water gushed from a fountain before 100,000 people assembled on Boston Common for the city’s...
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