Engineering History
Halff Facts
Misc
Discipline Specific
200

The term “civil engineering” was coined in this century

What is the 18th?

200

The #1 US ranked school for civil engineering.

What is UC Berkley?

200

The PE Civil exam was converted to computer based in this year.

What is 2022?

400

Michigan engineer Sherman Poppen developed the first prototype of this item in the mid-1960s as a winter toy for his daughter.

What is the Snowboard?
400

Dr. Halff's First Name

What is Albert?


400

Percentage of engineering bachelors degrees earned by women in 2020. (Within 5% accepted)

What is 24%?
400

The letters FE stand for this.

What is Fundamentals of Engineering?
600

The first engineer in recorded history, Imhotep, lived in this country

What is Egypt?

600

Halff currently has this many offices.

What is 28?

600

This person holds the most US patents (1093)

Who is Thomas Edison?

600

In the past 6 months this discipline of engineering has the highest pass rate of all PE exams (83%).

What is Agricultural and Biological?
800

The first high speed rail (160 mph or greater) began operations in this country in 1964

What is Japan?

800

Before Halff Associates, there was “Albert H Halff Consulting, Sanitary Engineers” which was founded in this year. Answers accepted within 10 years

What is 1950?

800

This famous that 70s show actor studied biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa?

Who is Ashton Kutcher?

800

In the past 6 months this discipline of engineering has the lowest pass rate of all PE exams (38%).

What is Computer Engineering?

1000

Hans Albert Einstein, son of Albert Einstein, was a civil engineering professor at the University of California at Berkely, widely known for his research in this field.

What is Sediment Transport? (Hydraulics)

1000

Dr. Halff's Middle Initial

What is "H"?

1000

Engineer comes from a latin word meaning this.

What is to devise or contrive?
1000

This was the first state in America to require engineering licensure.

What is Wyoming?

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