Go! Magazine posted on August 16, 2016 Over 200 years ago, when locomotives were first being developed, people worried their speed would make passengers “unable to breath” or that “they would be shaken unconscious by the vibrations.” But today we’re all the wiser. In fact, did you know that there are trains traveling at speeds…
Go! Magazine posted on March 28, 2016 It’s said that the dream of flying is as old as mankind itself. Cars and motorcycles can be great, but what about transportation that doesn’t revolve around wheels? Some of the most fascinating modes of transportation are the ones we don’t get to use every day—things like airplanes…
posted on March 25, 2016 Transportation has been balancing on two wheels for centuries, but where did it all begin? Two-wheeled transportation originated thousands of years ago! Then, those inventions grew and changed into the transportation we use today. Throughout this series, it’s important to remember that each vehicle we’ve come to know and love…
Go! Magazine posted on March 7, 2016 Commuting as we know it has been centuries in the making. The transportation vehicles we’ve come to rely on—cars, buses, boats, and motorcycles—weren’t created overnight; it took hundreds of years and countless talented inventors. In this article series, we’re going to look at how far transportation vehicles have…
posted on November 25, 2015 This month’s series is dedicated to women engineers that have changed the transportation industry. Women working in an engineering field in the 20th century faced many barriers to success. This typically male-dominated career path has steadily enlarged to include more women, which has further broadened the field of engineering by…
Go! Magazine posted on November 12, 2015 This month’s series is dedicated to women engineers that have changed the transportation industry. Women working in an engineering field in the 20th century faced many barriers to success. This typically male-dominated career path has steadily enlarged to include more women, which has further broadened the field of…
Go! Magazine posted on November 10, 2015 This month’s series is dedicated to women engineers that have changed the transportation industry. Women working in an engineering field in the 20th century faced many barriers to success. This typically male-dominated career path has steadily enlarged to include more women, which has further broadened the field of…
Go! Magazine posted on June 29, 2015 In the last article of this series “Why should I care: The Leaning Tower of Pisa with a civil engineer?”, we learned that engineers are vital to making things structurally sound. In this article, we are going to look at some of the lesser known facts about the…
Go! Magazine posted on June 24, 2015 In the last article of this series, “Why should I care: Mount Rushmore without a designer,” we learned that designers are vital to making things not only “look good,” but also for using engineering principles so the design comes out as planned. In this article, we will be…
Go! Magazine posted on June 15, 2015 In this series, we are taking a look at some of the most well-known landmarks in the world. But, “what would these famous landmarks look like without expert designers, engineers, or construction managers?” Many of these professionals must work together on this type of large-scale project (i.e., building…