Famous Engineers
Weird Inventions
L3Harris
Engineering Myths
Innovations in Engineering
100

This Italian polymath and engineer, known for his works in art and science, designed early concepts of helicopters and tanks in the 15th century.  

Who is Leonardo da Vinci

100

This 1970s novelty item, sold in a box with breathing holes, was marketed as the ultimate low-maintenance pet, requiring no feeding or cleaning.

What is the Pet Rock?

100

The ticker symbol for L3Harris Technologies on the New York Stock Exchange

What is LHX?

100

This myth claims that a certain ancient structure is the only man-made object visible from space.

What is the Great Wall of China myth?

100

This innovation, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, revolutionized the production of books and the dissemination of knowledge.

What is the printing press

200

This American inventor and engineer is known for creating the first practical telephone.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

200

This whimsical headgear, designed to keep you dry, frees up your hands by attaching a canopy to your head. Answer: What is the hands-free umbrella hat?  

What is the hands-free umbrella hat?

200

The year that L3Harris Technologies was formed through the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation

What is 2019

200

This myth called the "penny drop myth" claims that dropping a penny from what famous skyscraper could kill a person on the ground.

Empire State Building

200

This innovation, developed by John Logie Baird in the 1920s, allowed for the transmission of moving images to screens.

What is television?

300

This French engineer and architect is best known for designing the Eiffel Tower.

Who is Gustave Eiffel?

300

This 1958 invention helps keep feline pets active and entertained using a rotating mechanism.  

What is the cat exercise wheel?

300

L3Harris has a presence in over 30 states, but is headquartered in this city.

What is Melbourne Florida

300

This myth involves a famous Parisian landmark and its height growing several inches taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.

What is the Eiffel Tower height myth?

300

This innovation, developed by Guglielmo Marconi in the late 19th century, enabled wireless communication over long distances.

What is the radio?

400

This British engineer is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989.

Who is Tim Berners-Lee?

400

This quirky kitchen gadget, designed to evenly spread butter on a cylindrical vegetable, features a rolling mechanism. 

What is the corn butterer?

400

L3Harris provides these systems to help pilots train in realistic environments without leaving the ground.

What are Flight Simulators

400

This myth involves the concept of a machine that can operate indefinitely without an external energy source.

What is the perpetual motion machine myth?

400

This innovation, created by Alexander Fleming in 1928, revolutionized medicine by introducing the first antibiotic.

What is penicillin?

500

This American engineer and entrepreneur founded the company that developed the first commercially successful electric telegraph. They are known for their work on the telegraph and Morse code.

Who is Samuel Morse?

500

This invention, resembling eyewear, includes reflective surfaces that enable the wearer to see what is happening behind them.

What are rearview mirror glasses

500

L3Harris's technology is utilized in this type of drone, which operates without a human driver and is commonly employed for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.  

What is unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

500

This myth involves the construction of ancient Egyptian structures and the alleged use of non-human technology.

What is the alien pyramid construction myth?

500

This innovation, created by John Harrison in the 18th century, solved the problem of determining longitude at sea.

What is the marine chronometer?