Region
Technology & Engineering
How people design and build things: electronics, aircraft, communications, computing and energy, and the standards behind them.
Technology & Engineering covers how people apply science to design and build useful things, from circuits and aircraft to networks and power systems.
Branches of this region
13 of 26 topics in this region are written so far. The rest are uncharted: on the map, but not yet written. The Atlas is growing.
- Aerospace EngineeringThe engineering of aircraft, spacecraft, satellites and missiles, from first design to tested prototype. It splits into aeronautics and astronautics.5 branches
- ElectronicsControlling electricity with circuits, semiconductors and chips: the parts inside every phone, car and appliance, and how they came to be.4 branches
- Control Engineering1 branch
- Communications2 branches
- Computing
- Energy Technology
- Materials
- Civil Engineering
Who to trust on this subject
These organizations set standards, fund research, collect data or keep collections in technology & engineering. They're good places to go next.
- International
International Electrotechnical Commission IEC
iec.ch ↗ - International
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
ieee.org ↗ - United Kingdom
Institution of Engineering and Technology IET
theiet.org ↗ - International
International Organization for Standardization ISO
iso.org ↗ - United States
National Fire Protection Association NFPA
nfpa.org ↗ - United States
National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST
nist.gov ↗ - Lebanon
Order of Engineers and Architects OEA
oea.org.lb ↗ - Museum / archiveUnited Kingdom
Science and Industry Museum (Science Museum Group) Science and Industry Museum
scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk ↗ - United States
United States Naval Academy US Naval Academy
usna.edu ↗
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