Mechanical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #3

Today we continue our tour through the major fields of engineering with a look at mechanical engineering, beginning with the steam engine. We’ll discuss aircraft, the development of aerospace engineering, and take a look into the future of robotics and biomechanics. Crash Course Engineering is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOqJzeaJAV15Tq0tZ1vKj7ZV *** RESOURCES: http://me.columbia.edu/what-mechanical-engineering http://www.mtu.edu/mechanical/engineering/ https://www.me.washington.edu/prospective/whatisme http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/famous/thomas_newcomen.shtml https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Newcomen https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Watt http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/watt_james.shtml http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/james-watt https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Stephenson http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_technology_01.shtml https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/these-are-the-world-s-fastest-trains/ https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/1903-wright-flyer https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frank-Whittle http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/whittle_frank.shtml https://alum.mit.edu/slice/why-hasnt-commercial-air-travel-gotten-any-faster-1960s https://education.jsc.nasa.gov/explorers/p4.html https://www.livescience.com/32655-whats-the-fastest-spacecraft-ever.html https://www.robotics.org/blog-article.cfm/The-History-of-Robotics-in-the-Automotive-Industry/24 http://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/robotic-knight.aspx https://www.robotics.org/joseph-engelberger/unimate.cfm https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-C-Devol https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/unimate-the-story-of-george-devol-and-the-first-robotic-arm/243716/ https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/machinery/index http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/research/exoskeleton/bleex/ http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/ http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/research/exoskeleton/medical-exoskeleton/ https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/engines.html https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/scribd/?title_id=4243&filepath=/files/docs/publications/bls/bls_0758_1943.pdf https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/whittle-w1x-turbojet-engine *** Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark Brouwer, Glenn Elliott, Justin Zingsheim, Jessica Wode, Eric Prestemon, Kathrin Benoit, Tom Trval, Jason Saslow, Nathan Taylor, Divonne Holmes à Court, Brian Thomas Gossett, Khaled El Shalakany, Indika Siriwardena, SR Foxley, Sam Ferguson, Yasenia Cruz, Eric Koslow, Caleb Weeks, Tim Curwick, Evren Türkmenoğlu, D.A. Noe, Shawn Arnold, mark austin, Ruth Perez, Malcolm Callis, Ken Penttinen, Advait Shinde, Cody Carpenter, Annamaria Herrera, William McGraw, Bader AlGhamdi, Vaso, Melissa Briski, Joey Quek, Andrei Krishkevich, Rachel Bright, Alex S, Mayumi Maeda, Kathy & Tim Philip, Montather, Jirat, Eric Kitchen, Moritz Schmidt, Ian Dundore, Chris Peters, Sandra Aft, Steve Marshall -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support Crash Course on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids