Great Achievements to be Named

The Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century will be announced at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington on Tuesday, February 22. This project marks a rare collaboration between the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), National Engineers Week, and more than 60 professional engineering societies, which were asked to submit up to 15 nominations each. An anonymous panel of NAE members from various engineering disciplines will choose the 20 most outstanding engineering achievements, with an emphasis on the significance of the achievement in terms of its impact on the quality of life in the 20th century.