Mechanical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #3

Today we continue our tour through the major fields of engineering with a look at mechanical engineering, beginning with the steam engine. We’ll discuss aircraft, the development of aerospace engineering, and take a look into the future of robotics and biomechanics. Crash Course Engineering is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOqJzeaJAV15Tq0tZ1vKj7ZV *** RESOURCES: http://me.columbia.edu/what-mechanical-engineering http://www.mtu.edu/mechanical/engineering/ https://www.me.washington.edu/prospective/whatisme http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/famous/thomas_newcomen.shtml https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Newcomen https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Watt http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/watt_james.shtml http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/james-watt https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Stephenson http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_technology_01.shtml https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/these-are-the-world-s-fastest-trains/ https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/1903-wright-flyer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frank-Whittle http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/whittle_frank.shtml https://alum.mit.edu/slice/why-hasnt-commercial-air-travel-gotten-any-faster-1960s https://education.jsc.nasa.gov/explorers/p4.html https://www.livescience.com/32655-whats-the-fastest-spacecraft-ever.html https://www.robotics.org/blog-article.cfm/The-History-of-Robotics-in-the-Automotive-Industry/24 http://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/robotic-knight.aspx https://www.robotics.org/joseph-engelberger/unimate.cfm https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-C-Devol https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/unimate-the-story-of-george-devol-and-the-first-robotic-arm/243716/ https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/machinery/index http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/research/exoskeleton/bleex/ http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/ http:/