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To become an engineer, you’ll need technical training and education to a high level. Most engineers will have a bachelor’s, master’s and even a PhD. But beyond that, a variety of ‘soft’ skills can hel...

A Persian scholar and mathematician in the 9th Century, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi translated many epic works of Greek and Indian mathematics and would go on to create algebra. We even get the wor...

If you’re looking for a job in engineering, you’re probably working on your CV, working on your interview technique, or studying to gain new skills or qualifications. What you’re probably not doing is...

Imhotep was an advisor, architect, astronomer and structural engineer to Pharaoh Djoser of Egypt’s Third Dynasty in the 27th century BC. He was the architect of the step pyramid built at the necropoli...

Hedy Lamarr was an actress, icon, and inventor during the 20th Century, and has one of the most fascinating life stories of any Hollywood star.

Technology is progressing and expanding faster than ever. How we use technology is changing all the time, with new systems being applied to infrastructure, our phones, healthcare, factories, the way w...

Engineering plays a crucial part in every product, every gadget, every system you use in your daily life. Bridges, cars, phones, computers, aircraft – all are designed and produced by engineers. Most ...

In 1945, at the end of the Second World War, the Royal Navy had around 900 warships and 1 million people in active service. Now this number has dropped to 72 vessels, and just over 33,000 service pers...

What is Air Force One? Air Force One is the modified plane flown in by the President of the United States of America. It has been featured in countless films and TV shows and is intrinsically linked t...

Since the inception of the RAF 100 years ago, the fighter plane has been a staple of the air service. Used in militaries around the world, fighters have evolved and redefined how battles are fought.

One of most famous geniuses of all time, Leonardo Da Vinci is an icon in the world of engineering, as well as art, sculpture, mathematics, and more. Born in 1452, Da Vinci studied as an apprentice pai...

Military operations are now expanding across five different domains: land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. In recent years, the UK has come under attack several times by hacker groups, previously thou...