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Astronomy
- Sensitive Photovoltaic Cell, used at observatories to detect faint star light
- Photoelectric Photometer, one of the first electrical methods of measuring star magnitudes
- Vermillion River Observatory Radio Telescope
Civil, Mechanical, & Transportation Systems & Structures
- Bridge Joints with High-Strength Bolts instead of Rivets
- Research Residence No. 1- first use of commercialized forced-air heating in private residence.
- Holland Tunnel Ventilation System, a ventilation system for the underwater vehicular tunnel
- Improvement of Reinforced Concrete Slabs under various Support Conditions I
- Rigid-Frame Bridge, a bridge in which the surface and supports are one solid structure
- Moment Distribution Method/The Hardy Cross Method, a structural analysis method for statically indeterminate beams and frames
- Talbot Spiral/Railroad Transition Spiral, a flexible method of laying out gradual, jolt-free railroad curve I
- Solving the Railroad Rail Failure Mystery
- Structural Design for Earthquake Engineering
Communications, Navigation, and Guidance
- Broadband Antennas (Log-Periodic & Log-Spiral) I
- Electrostatic Vacuum Gyroscope, a form of radar that uses relative motion
- Advancement of Microwave Generating Tubes and Split Anode Magnetrons
- Development of MTI (Moving Target Indicating) Radar
- Side-Looking Radar, a radar mounted on airplanes or satellite
- First Demonstration of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), a form of radar that uses relative motion
Computer Science and Software
- Acoustic Charge Transport, a means of speeding up signal processing
- New Directions in Coding Theory and Binary Sequence Sets
- CSX-1 Computer, created for the High Energy Physics Group
- Early work in Cybernetics - Self Organizing Systems
- Flight Simulator, a simulation which paved the way for future flight simulators
- ILLIAC a series of pioneering supercomputers I
- Mosaic Web Browser, an early browser that popularized the World Wide Web I
- First Online Gaming Community
- Plasma Display, a flat panel screen display I
- PLATO, the first computer-assisted education platform I
- Tutor Programming Language, a programming language developed for use on PLATO (link to Wikipedia)
Education
- Founding of American Society of Engineering Education I
- First Engineering Experiment Station in the U.S.
- PLATO, the first computer-assisted education platform I
- Social Networking
Electronics
- Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG), a method for automatic test equipment to determine correct circuit behavior
- Flexible Electronics, flexible circuit boards used in computer keyboards
- Light Emitting Transistor
- Light Emitting Diode
- Advancement of Microwave Generating Tubes and Split Anode Magnetrons
- Plasma Display, a flat panel screen display I
- First demonstration of Quantum-Well Laser, a laser that can achieve shorter wavelengths
- Sensitive Photovoltaic Cell, used at observatories to detect faint star light
- Improvements in Vertical Cavity Lasers (VCSELs)
Health, Biology and Safety
- Binaural Hearing Aid, a hearing aid designed for use in both ears with the dominant ear tuned to recognize higher frequencies
- Holland Tunnel Ventilation System, a ventilation system for the underwater vehicular tunnel
- Self Healing Materials, materials that can repair mechanical damage over time and inspired by biological organisms
- Advanced Development of the Septic Tank
- Smart Ice-Management System, an aircraft alert system that detects ice buildup during flight
- Structural Design for Earthquake Engineering
- Ultrasound Brain Surgery, a non-invasive approach to brain surgery
Materials Science
- Flexible Electronics, flexible circuit boards used in computer keyboards
- Self Healing Materials, materials that can repair mechanical damage over time and inspired by biological organisms
Music, Fine Arts, and Entertainment
- Online Gaming Community
- Plasma Display, a flat panel screen display, flat panel television I
- SAL MAR Construction, a computer-based musical instrument I
- Social Networking
- Sound on Film, a system of recording and reproducing synchronized sound on motion picture film
Physics
- Betatron, a cyclic particle accelerator I
- Cyclotron, a cyclic particle accelerator and atom smasher I
- First Electron Beam Diode Pumped Laser
- Practical Improvements for Photocells using Alkali Hybrids
- First demonstration of Quantum-Well Laser, a laser that can achieve shorter wavelengths
- BCS Theory of Superconductivity, a lossless electrical current formed through the formation of pairs of electrons I
- Major discoveries into the phenomenon of Superfluidity I
