The Seven Industrial Wonders of the World

The Great Eastern

Now let's flash backwards to the 1850s.  The "Great Eastern" was the last creation of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, England's most celebrated engineer.  The Great Eastern is shown here during her arduous launching from her birthplace by the Thames, there being no drydock in 1858 that could have held her.  At 700 feet long and over 25,000 tons, her length and displacement were not exceeded for almost 50 years.  At the time, she was six times the size of the next biggest ship that had ever been built.

Brooklyn Bridge

Began in 1870 and Completed in 1883

Caissons

The Bends

Compressed Air

Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles.

Bell Rock Light House

Built from 1807 to 1810Island is only exposed a few hours

Everyday

The Sewer KingLondon’s Sewers

The Great Stink of 1858Built 1859-1865

Cholera 100 miles

Panama Canal

French 1880-1889 United States 1904-1914Panamanian Revolution

Built for US Naval access to the Pacific

and access for the Eastern US to Asian Markets

The LineFirst Transcontinental Railroad

Built between 1863 to 1869Linked the West Coast to Midwest

Paid for with Land GrantsMassive corruption

Hoover Dam

Built between 1931 and 1936Cost 100 lives

Invention of HardhatsLas Vegas

Flood Control Irrigation

Hydroelectric Power