Engineering Basics
This is the unit of force in the SI system?
What is a newton?
He held over 1000 patents and developed the practical incandescent light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This everyday device uses a compressor, condenser and evaporator
What is a refrigerator?
Software which Parker commonly uses for 3D modeling and drafting
What is Autodesk Inventor?
The birthplace of this Superhero
Who is Superman?
This converts AC to DC
What is a rectifier?
The SI unit of magnetic flux density is named after him
Who is Nikola Tesla
Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin invented the revolutionary V-type three-point version of this safety object in 1959
What is a seat belt?
Engineers use this type of diagram to visualize forces acting on an object
What is free-body diagram?
The crunchy snack that was first mass produced in Cleveland
What are potato chips?
The ratio of output power to input power is
What is efficiency?
This person pioneered computer programming for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine
Who is Ada Lovelace?
A mechanism that uses sensors to monitor output and continuously adjusts input to maintain a desired result
What is a closed loop system?
Manufacturing method that builds parts layer-by-layer from a digital model
What is 3D printing?
The track and field Olympic gold medalist who grew up in CLE
Who is Jesse Owens?
The physical property of a solid material to deform under stress (load) and return to its original shape and size once the force is removed
What is elasticity?
This engineer led the development of the Apollo Guidance Computer
Who is Margaret Hamilton?
This material property helps bridges withstand repeated traffic loads
What is fatigue resistance?
Analysis method that predicts how components respond to stress, vibration and heat by breaking down in to smaller elements
What is Finite Element Analysis (FEA)?
The # of crystals in the Playhouse Square chandelier (+/- 200)
What is 4200?
This dimensionless number compares inertial forces to viscous forces in fluid flow.
What is the Reynolds number?
This engineer's bridge designs helped define modern suspension bridges, including the Golden Gate
Who is Joseph Strause?
This redundancy principle ensures systems keep running after failures
What is fault tolerance?
This IBM supercomputer made history by defeating human champions on Jeopardy! in 2011, demonstrating the power of natural language processing
Who is Watson?
CLE suburb named after the ancient kingdom once ruled by Alexander the Great
What is Macedonia?