Last week was Engineers Week. Also known as EWeek, this week of engineering celebration was established in 1951 by the National Society of Engineers with a goal of ensuring a “diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce.” Engineering is, of course, the “E” in STEM and it is still a goal to help create a diverse and well-educated future workforce, not just in Engineering, but in all of the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. I think it was incredibly insightful of the Engineering Society to recognize the importance of promoting workforce development in Engineering in 1951.
We know how important engineering is to our society when we think about buildings and bridges, but what other ways does engineering make our lives better? How can engineering knowledge help us to monitor, protect, and improve things in our everyday lives? Have you ever thought about how engineering is making a difference in your hometown right now? Here on the NC Science Trail, we celebrate the power of engineering everyday, and we’d like to thank our partners at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park for sharing the information below on a new engineering project designed to help protect Wilson, North Carolina’s most beloved artform – the whirligigs.
