CHAPTER ONE: THE HISTORY OF ENGINEERING

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is considered to be the oldest branch of engineering?
a. Mechanical
b. Civil
c. Electrical
d. Computer
ANSWER: B

2. Which of the following engineering branches was established most recently (i.e., is the
youngest)?
a. Mechanical
b. Civil
c. Electrical
d. Computer
ANSWER: D

3. Which invention is most closely associated with Gutenberg?

a. Mechanical screw
b. Telephone
c. Telegraph
d. Printing Press
ANSWER: D

4. Leonardo Da Vinci, in addition to practicing Engineering, also dabbled in all of the

following professions except which?
a. Painting
b. Sculpture
c. Architecture
d. Politics
ANSWER: D

REFERENCE LIST 1
a. From 1825 to 1875
b. From 1875 to 1900

c. From 1900 to 1925

d. From 1925 to 1950
e. From 1950 to 1975
ac. From 1975 to 1990
bd. From 1990 to present

5. Refer to list above. First manned moon landing

ANSWER: E
Refer to: List 1

6. Refer to list above. Invention of transistor

ANSWER: D
Refer to: List 1

7. Refer to list above. Wright Brothers complete 1st sustained flight

ANSWER: D
Refer to: List 1

8. Refer to list above. Steam Turbine appears

ANSWER: B
Refer to: List 1

9. Refer to list above. Telephone patented by Alexander Graham Bell

ANSWER: B
Refer to: List 1

10. Refer to list above. First oil well drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania
ANSWER: A
Refer to: List 1

11. Refer to list above. English Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) completed

ANSWER: D

Refer to: List 1

12. Refer to list above. Laser is introduced

ANSWER: E
Refer to: List 1

13. Refer to list above. 1st satellite Sputnik goes into space
ANSWER: E
Refer to: List 1

14. Refer to list above. The first artificial human heart is implanted
ANSWER: AC
Refer to: List 1

15. Refer to list above. Diesel locomotives appear

ANSWER: C
Refer to: List 1

16. Refer to list above. George Boole develops symbolic logic

ANSWER: A
Refer to: List 1

17. Refer to list above. The automobile is introduced by Karl Benz

ANSWER: B
Refer to: List 1

TRUE/FALSE
18. The Aero- prefix in the name Aerospace Engineering refers to the science of flight
in space
ANSWER: True

19. Chemical engineers are commonly involved in the petrochemical industry

ANSWER: True

20. Mechanical engineering focuses primarily on structural issues including rapid

transit systems, bridges, highway systems, and many other large scale building
projects.
ANSWER: False

21. Employing over 400,000 engineers, Electrical Engineering has the largest number
of practicing engineers of any branch
ANSWER: True