Since 1871, an active railway has crossed Hamlin Marsh, and in the 1920s, crews built a 115-kV transmission line just 50 feet from the track on a parallel line. To improve reliability, National Grid ...

WASHINGTON — The National Science Foundation’s decades of support for engineering research and education have had profound impacts on society, leading to the development of critical new technologies, ...

This chapter outlines the many ways in which engineering research and education impact society, the role that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has played in bringing these impacts about, and the ...