Posts Tagged ‘engineering’
Kew Bridge Steam Museum, London, United Kingdom
Situated in an old pumping station first constructed in 1838, the Kew Bridge Steam Museum provides a fascinating insight into how water gets to our homes. [Read More]
Iron Man Museum, Sunnyvale, California, United States
The Joshua Hendy Iron Works pioneered large-scale industrial production in the west, at one point offering the motto “What America Needs, Hendy Can Build.” [Read More]
Solae, Inazawa City, Japan
Solae towers over Inazawa and is one of the most strangely-beautiful buildings we’ve ever seen — with a fairly curious purpose. [Read More]
Underground Tour, Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle has an extensive underground system, much of which was above ground in the mid-nineteenth century, and this tour is undoubtedly the best way to see it. [Read More]
Seikan Tunnel, Japan
The Seikan Tunnel is a miracle of engineering — it’s the longest undersea tunnel in the world and also the deepest tunnel in the world, bored using dynamite and mechanical picks as the automatic tunnel boring machines weren’t suited to the rock type. [Read More]
Machine Project, Los Angeles, California, United States
We want to call the Machine Project an art gallery, but that just doesn’t seem to do it just, so instead we’ll go for an “investigative space”… Which is why it deserves an entry on FourEyesUp. [Read More]
Space and Missile Heritage Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Vandenberg Air Force Base is one of the US’ key spaceports and is responsible for launching both commercial and military satellites into orbit. [Read More]
Cap Sciences, Bordeaux, France
Cap Sciences takes visitors on a journey through science, engineering and industry using a mix of real and virtual exhibitions suitable for the whole family. [Read More]
Cable Car Museum, San Francisco, United States
Don’t be fooled — the San Francisco Cable Car Museum is a lot more fun than it sounds, especially for transport and engineering fans. [Read More]
Foxconn, Shenzhen, China
Even if you’ve never heard of Foxconn, it’s more than likely that at some point or another you’ll have used something produced inside this massive plant in China. [Read More]
