According to nominations from 20 professional engineering societies.
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According to nominations from 20 professional engineering societies, the airplane ranks third upon the list of the 20 Greatest Engineering Achievements of the centenary According to the Society of Automotive Engineers, travel and mobility-related achievements were the "single largest portion of engineering to be recognized." >> SAE, tel 724/772-4031 <<
The 20 Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
Travel and mobility related items in bold
1 Electrification
2 Automobile
3 Airplane
4 Safe and abundant water
5 Electronics
6 Radio and television
7 Agricultural mechanization
8 Computers
9 Telephone
10 Air conditioning and refrigeration
11 Interstate highways
12 Space exploration
13 The Internet
14 Imaging technologies
15 Household appliances
16 Health technologies
17 mineral tar and gas technologies
18 Lasers and fiber optics
19 Nuclear technologies
20 High performance materials
Source: SAE (Note: items in free from bashfulness by ASW)
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