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Category Archives: People & Media
Book Review: On Roads
I bought this interesting book after flicking through it in the bookshop. It is a mixture of a history and social commentary on the modern road network in the UK. It takes us from the enthusiastic building of the first stretches of motorway in the UK to the … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Britain, British motorways, highways, Joe Moran, Motorways, On Roads, roads
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UK houses: Why Romney was partly correct.
Mitt Romney, the Republican Party candidate for the US Presidential election talked himself into trouble during his recent visit to the UK. He suggested that the preparations for the Olympics weren’t going to plan, to quote: “There are a few … Continue reading
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Tagged David Cameron, England, house sizes, London, Mitt Romney, Olympics, UK, US
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Eurovision 2012 prediction
Update. Result: Well done Sweden, a great song. Original article. Regular readers will know that The Helpful Engineer is a big fan of the Eurovision. So who will win it this year? Having listened to the songs I think any of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Baku, Eurovision, Eurovision 2012, ireland, prediction, Russia, winner
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In China: 30 storey building built in 15 days
There has been a lot of excitement on social media websites about the ‘time lapse’ video of the 30 storey building in China being erected in 15 days. See video below
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Tagged 30 storey building in 15 days, buildings, china, china construction, construction, design, planning
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Solutions to Bridge Architect: the engineering computer game
Following on from my article about the engineering computer game XConstruction, click here. I have been asked to give the solutions to the Bridge Architect computer game. The two games are very alike. In both the player has to create bridges to cross obstacles with … Continue reading
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Tagged android, APP, Bridge Architect, cheats, computer game, game, help, level, levels, smart phone, solutions
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Elite. The most ground breaking computer game ever?
The computer game that made the biggest impact on me was Elite. I first saw it in a friend’s house when I was a child. It was unlike anything that came before it as it used 3-d wire frame graphics … Continue reading
Stop the press
The Irish Construction Industry Magazine in their infinite wisdom published an article by The Helpful Engineer in their recent issue, December 2011. The article published discusses the problems with self-certification in Ireland. To view the published magazine article click the following: Irish Construction … Continue reading
Britain and the EU
Cameron’s use of his veto during the recent summit in Brussels, where he blocked a new treaty to help the Euro crisis may well be the start of a process that will see the UK leaving the EU. However according … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, David Cameron, France, ireland, the UK and the EU, treaty
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The Helpful Engineer eBook out now
The Helpful Engineer e-book is now available to buy at a very competitive price. You can click the links below to purchase it. It contains a large selection of articles from the website. So if you are looking for a last minute … Continue reading
On engineering – Herbert Hoover
I came across a very nice quotation on engineering by the 31st President of the United States, Herbert Hoover (b 1874 – d 1964). Yes in case you were wondering, Hoover Dam is indeed called after him, it was known … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering quote, Herbert Hoover, mining engineer, quotation, US president
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