List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks explained

The following is a list of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) since it began the program in 1971. The designation is granted to existing artifacts or systems representing significant mechanical engineering technology. Mechanical Engineering Heritage Sites are particular locales at which some event or development occurred or which some machine, building, or complex of significance occupied. Also Mechanical Engineering Heritage Collections refers to a museum or collection that includes related objects of special significance to, but not necessarily a major evolutionary step in, the historical development of mechanical engineering.[1]

Clicking the landmark number in the first column will take you to the ASME page on the site where you will also find the downloadable brochure from the dedication.

There are over 275 landmarks on the list.[2]

Ref#Year addedNameImageDateLocationRegion/stateCountryNotes
11973Ferries & Cliffhouse Cable Railway Power HouseOne of the most complicated cable-car systems to run from a single station.1887San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
21973Leavitt-Riedler Pumping EngineUnusual triple-expansion, three-crank "rocker" engine, driving high-capacity, high-speed pumps.1894BostonMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
31974A.B. Wood Screw PumpThe most advanced low-lift drainage pump in use in the early 20th century, later used worldwide.1914New OrleansLouisianaUnited StatesASME brochure
41975Portsmouth-Kittery Naval Shipbuilding ActivityFirst US naval shipyard, achieving notable firsts in technology and producing many well-known US naval vessels.1774KitteryMaineUnited StatesASME brochure
51975Boyden Hydraulic TurbinesTwo of the oldest surviving water turbines, probably the largest and nearly the most powerful ever built in the United States for mechanical drive. Located at Harmony Mills.1871CohoesNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
61975Curtis 5000-kW Vertical TurbineThe most powerful steam turbine-generator in the world at the time of its construction.1903SchenectadyNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
71975Saugus IronworksReconstruction of the first successful commercial ironworks in North America.1647SaugusMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
81975Pioneer Oil Refinery California Star Oil WorksA replica of the first successful commercial oil refinery in the US West.1876NewhallCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
91975Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Scoop Wheel & Engines19th-century steam pumps at the (former) summit of the ship canal.1852Chesapeake CityMarylandUnited StatesASME brochure
101975USS Texas' Reciprocating Steam EnginesLast reciprocating steam engines installed in a naval ship.1914La PorteTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
111975Paige CompositorFirst US typography machine to set, justify, and distribute foundry type from a common case using one operator.1877HartfordConnecticutUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available.
121976Reynolds-Corliss Pumping EngineEarly 20th-century water pump driven by a Corliss steam engine.1917JacksonvilleFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
131976Childs-Irving Hydroelectric ProjectEarly 20th-century hydroelectric plant incorporating innovative technologies.1909PhoenixArizonaUnited StatesASME brochure
141976Hanford B ReactorFirst US plutonium production reactor placed in commercial operation.1944RichlandWashingtonUnited StatesASME brochure
151976Magma Copper Mine Air Conditioning SystemFirst air-conditioned mine in North America.1937SuperiorArizonaUnited StatesASME brochure
161976Manitou and Pike's Peak RailwayHighest railway in the US and highest rack railway in the world.1891Pikes PeakColoradoUnited StatesASME brochure
171976Edgar Station, Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Power-generation station with one of the world's only high-pressure topping turbines, which set new records in the late 1920s.1925WeymouthMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
181976Mount Washington Cog RailwayWorld's first cog railway.1869Mount WashingtonNew HampshireUnited StatesASME brochure
191976Folsom Power House #1One of the first successful uses of hydroelectric power in the world, including the first successful long-distance transmission of power.1895FolsomCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
201977Crawler Transporters of Launch Complex 39Two of the largest ground vehicles ever built, including automatic load-leveling systems.1965Cape CanaveralFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
211977Fairmount Water WorksFirst large-scale application of steam pumping, later water power, to public water supply.1815PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
221977USS Olympia, Vertical Reciprocating Steam EnginesTwo of the first vertical triple-expansion marine engines.1892PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
231977Pit-Cast Jib CraneLast US pit-cast jib crane to operate in the casting of iron pipe.1905BirminghamAlabamaUnited StatesASME brochure
241977State Line Generating Unit 1World's largest electric-power generator for nearly 25 years, achieving many design firsts.1929HammondIndianaUnited StatesASME brochure
251977Pratt Institute Power PlantThe oldest steam-generating plant of its kind in the Northeastern United States.1887BrooklynNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
261977Monongahela InclineFirst US passenger incline.1870PittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
271977Duquesne InclineSecond US passenger incline.1877PittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
281977Great Falls Raceway and Power SystemFirst major US water power system and basis for integrating urban planning with industrial development.1792PatersonNew JerseyUnited StatesASME brochure
291977Vulcan Street Power PlantFirst Edison hydroelectric central station. Coperating landmark by ASME IEEE and ASCE.1882AppletonWisconsinUnited StatesASME brochure
301977Wilkinson MillEarly 19th-century textile mill and machine shop.1810PawtucketRhode IslandUnited StatesASME brochure
311978Interborough Rapid Transit System (Original Line)The first fully electrically signaled railroad in the United States and the first practical subway in New York City.1904New YorkNew YorkUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available.
321978Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Old Main LineFirst US railroad in public service.1828MarylandMarylandUnited StatesASME brochure
331978Ringwood Manor Iron ComplexSurviving 18th-century iron manufacturing center.1740RingwoodNew JerseyUnited StatesASME brochure
341978Joshua Hendy Iron WorksEarly 20th-century ironworks demonstrating the adaptability required for industrial survival.1906SunnyvaleCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
351979Hacienda Azucarera la Esperanza Sugar Mill Steam EngineTypical beam steam engine of the mid-19th century, directly connected to sugar crushing rolls.1861ManatíPuerto RicoUnited StatesASME brochure
361979RL-10 Rocket EngineFirst rocket engine to use high-energy liquid hydrogen as fuel.1958West Palm BeachFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
371979A. O. Smith Automatic Frame PlantPrototype of the automated factory; dubbed the 'Mechanical Marvel.' 1920MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesNo longer exists.ASME brochure
381979Morris Canal (Reaction) TurbineEarly reaction, or Scotch, turbine, a type that later found widespread application.1850Port WarrenNew JerseyUnited StatesScotch Turbine displayed at Hopatcong State Park.ASME brochure
391979Experimental Breeder Reactor IWorld's first nuclear power plant to demonstrate the breeder concept.1951ArcoIdahoUnited StatesASME brochure
401979Drake Oil WellFirst practical oil recovery system using salt-well drilling techniques and modern pipe-driving methods, marks beginning of US petroleum industry.1859TitusvillePennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
411980Springfield ArmoryFirst US armory noted for machinery for mass production of small arms, including the Blanchard lathe.1794SpringfieldMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
421980East Wells (Onieda) Street Power PlantPilot plant for US development of pulverized-coal firing in power-plant boilers.1918MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesASME brochure
431980Watkins Woolen MillThe best preserved 19th-century woolen mill in North America.1868LawsonMissouriUnited StatesASME brochure
441980Fusion-welded Test Boiler DrumFirst fusion-welded boiler drum, tests on which led to widespread acceptance in industry.1930WindsorConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
451980Georgetown Steam PlantSteam plant with early Curtis turbines, marking the beginning of the end of the reciprocating steam engine as the central station prime mover.1906SeattleWashingtonUnited StatesASME brochure
461980Commonwealth Building Heat PumpFirst large commercial building in the United States to pioneer the use of heat pumps for heating and cooling.1948PortlandOregonUnited StatesASME brochure
471980Shippingport Nuclear Power StationFirst US commercial central electric-generating station to use nuclear energy.1958ShippingportPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
481980Edison 'Jumbo' Engine-driver DynamoOne of six dynamos from Edison's Pearl Street Station, the prototype for US central-station power generation.1882DearbornMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
491980Marine-type Triple-expansion, Engine-driven DynamoSole surviving engine-generator set marking the beginning of large-scale electric power generation in the United States.1891DearbornMichiganUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available.
501980Cooperative Fuel Research EnginePioneer variable-compression laboratory engine for testing fuels.1928WaukeshaWisconsinUnited StatesASME brochure
511980Port Washington Power PlantThe world's most thermally efficient steam plant for many years.1935Port WashingtonWisconsinUnited StatesASME brochure
521980Saturn V Rocket (Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center)Three sites (Texas, Florida and Alabama) were simultaneously designated (via satellite) in July 1980.1967HoustonTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
531980Saturn V Rocket (Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex)Three sites (Texas, Florida and Alabama) were simultaneously designated (via satellite) in July 1980.1967Cape CanaveralFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
541980Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle (U.S. Space & Rocket Center)Three sites (Texas, Florida and Alabama) were simultaneously designated (via satellite) in July 1980.1966[3] [4] HuntsvilleAlabamaUnited StatesASME brochure
551980Blood Heat ExchangerThe first commercial human-blood heat exchanger for controlling hyperthermic temperatures during open-heart surgery.1957AmherstNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
561980Rocky River Pumped-storage Hydroelectric PlantEarly example of the pumped-storage principle, at a power plant.1929New MilfordConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
571980Kaplan Turbine at York Haven DamOne of the first three Kaplan-type hydraulic turbines in the United States.1929York CountyPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
581980Pioneer ZephyrFirst US diesel-powered, stainless-steel streamlined train.1934ChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesASME brochure
591981Chestnut Street Pumping EngineTypical US municipal steam water-pumping engine of the late 19th century and early 20th century.1913EriePennsylvaniaUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
601981Holt Caterpillar TractorEarliest track-type gasoline-powered tractor, influencing designs worldwide.1918StocktonCaliforniaUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
611981Michigan-Lake Superior Power Hydroelectric PlantAn early, extremely large-scale, low-head hydropower plant using many small turbines.1902Sault Ste. MarieMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
621981Southern Pacific #4294 Cab-in-Front Steam LocomotiveExample of the final phase of US steam locomotive development in size and power.1944SacramentoCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
631981Jackson Ferry Shot TowerOne of the few surviving shot towers for making spherical lead shot.1807AustinvilleVirginiaUnited StatesASME brochure
641981Graue MillOne of a few survivors of typical US mill machinery with wood as the principal material.1852Oak BrookIllinoisUnited StatesASME brochure
651981Evinrude Outboard MotorEarly model of outboard motor for small boats, first commercially successful.1909MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesASME brochure
661981Mount Wilson Observatory, 100-inch Hooker TelescopeUnique telescope mirror support and use of mercury flotation to reduce friction.1918Los Angeles CountyCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
671981Hiwassee Dam Unit 2 Reversible Pump-TurbineThe first integrated pump-turbine to be installed in a US power plant and also the largest and most powerful in the mid-20th century.1956Cherokee CountyNorth CarolinaUnited StatesASME brochure
681981Edison Experimental Recording PhonographThe world's first practical sound recording machine.1877West OrangeNew JerseyUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
691981Creusot Steam HammerThe most powerful steam hammer in the world for many years.1876Le CreusotSaône-et-LoireFranceASME brochure
701981Newcomen EngineDirect descendant of Thomas Newcomen's first atmospheric steam engine.1712DartmouthSouth DevonUnited KingdomLocated at the Dartmouth Museum.ASME brochure
711981ALCOA 50,000-ton Hydraulic Forging PressOne of the world's largest fabrication tools, dominant in aircraft and aerospace development.1954ClevelandOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
721981Rotating-arm Model-test Facility at Stevens Institute of TechnologyThe world's first model-test facility to conduct maneuverability and control experiments for surface ships, submersibles, and airships.1945HobokenNew JerseyUnited StatesASME brochure
731982TurbiniaThe world's first turbine-driven ship.1897Newcastle upon TyneTyne and WearUnited KingdomASME brochure
741982Anderson-Barngrover Rotary Pressure SterilizerThe world's first continuous-stream automation of the cooking and cooling system for canned food.1920Santa ClaraCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
751982Alden Research Laboratory Rotating BoomEarly 20th-century test facility for current meters, aircraft propellers, ships' logs, pitot tubes, and mine-sweeping paravanes.1908HoldenMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
761982AC Electrification of the New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadPioneering venture in mainline railroad electrification. The Cos Cob plant operated until October 1986. 1907Cos CobConnecticutUnited StatesDemolished 2001 and artifacts given to Smithsonian Institution.No ASME brochure available
771982Worthington Horizontal Cross-compound PumpingCorliss-driven pump, typical of early 20th-century US practice.1925EriePennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
781982Electro-Motive FT Freight-service Diesel-Electric LocomotivePrototype of the first mass-produced diesel-electric locomotives used for US freight service. Located at National Museum of Transportation as Southern Railway Locomotive #6100.1939St. LouisMissouriUnited StatesASME brochure
791982Lombard Steam Log HaulerThe first practical example of crawler-tread vehicles now used in agricultural, construction, and military equipment. Located at the Lumberman's Museum.1910PattenMaineUnited StatesASME brochure
801982Aberdeen Range, Aberdeen Proving GroundThe world's first large-scale, fully instrumented ballistic range for producing data on aerodynamics.1943AberdeenMarylandUnited StatesASME brochure
811983Corning Ribbon MachineEarliest example of the machine that automated light-bulb manufacture. 1926DearbornMichiganUnited StatesLocated at The Henry Ford museum.ASME brochure
821983FMC Citrus Juice ExtractorEarly example of machines that automated extraction of juices from fruit.1947LakelandFloridaUnited StatesPlaque not on display.ASME brochure
831983Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Electric Locomotive #4800Locomotive prototype for use on electrified lines in eastern US, also exceptional for its flexible suspension system.1943StrasburgPennsylvaniaUnited StatesLocated at the Railroad Museum of PennsylvaniaASME brochure
841983Reed Gold Mine Ten-Stamp MillTypical late 19th-century western-US stamp mill.1895MidlandNorth CarolinaUnited StatesASME brochure
851983PACECO Container CraneWorld's first high-speed, dockside container-handling crane. 1959AlamedaCaliforniaUnited States1987: Purchased by and now located in Port of Nanjing, China.1988: Rededicated in conjunction with Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. ASME brochure
861983Owens AR Bottle MachineWorld's first automated bottling machine that introduced cheap and plentiful supply of glass containers.1912ToledoOhioUnited StatesNo longer exists.No ASME brochure available
871983NS SavannahThe world's first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship.1962 Newport NewsVirginiaUnited StatesASME brochure
881983XerographyEarly models of revolutionary dry-copying process at the Battelle Memorial Institute.1948ColumbusOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
891983Wyman-Gordon 50,000-ton Hydraulic Forging PressOne of the world's largest fabrication tools, influencing aviation and aerospace technology.1955GraftonMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
901984IBM 350 RAMAC Disk FileWorld's first computer storage device with random access to large volumes of data.1956San JoseCaliforniaUnited States2019: Site demolished.Artifacts now at Computer Museum; plaque not on display. ASME brochure
911984Archimedes Screw PumpOne of the US's oldest surviving examples of the wind-driven Archimedes screw-pump.1890NewarkCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
921984Stanford Linear Accelerator CenterUnique electromechanical devices and systems in the longest accelerator in the world.1962Menlo ParkCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
931984Holland Tunnel Ventilation SystemThe world's first long underwater tunnel designed for motor vehicles, with innovative ventilating system.1920New YorkNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
941984Norfolk & Western #611, Class J Steam LocomotiveThe last survivor of US coal-fired passenger locomotives, considered among the most advanced of any 4-8-4.1941RoanokeVirginiaUnited StatesLocated at Virginia Museum of Transportation.ASME brochure
951984Sikorsky VS-300 HelicopterThe first practical US helicopter, pioneering the single-main-rotor concept. 1939DearbornMichiganUnited StatesLocated at The Henry Ford museum.ASME brochure
961984Quincy Mining Company No. 2 Mine HoistThe world's largest mine hoist.1920HancockMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
971984SS Great BritainThe world's first iron-hulled, screw-propelled ship to cross any ocean, leading to Britain's world leadership in maritime commerce.1843BristolSouth West EnglandUnited KingdomASME brochure
981984SS Jeremiah O'BrienOne of only two operating survivors of the US emergency-cargo fleet known as Liberty Ships.1943San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
991984Idols Station, Fries Manufacturing & Power CompanyTypical 19th-century small-scale, low-head run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant.1898Winston-SalemNorth CarolinaUnited StatesASME brochure
1001984Belle Isle Gas TurbineThe first gas turbine used for electric utility power generation in the United States.1949SchenectadyNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
1011984St. Charles Avenue Streetcar LineThe oldest surviving interurban-urban passenger rail transport system in the United States.1835New OrleansLouisianaUnited StatesASME brochure
1021985Atlas Launch VehicleFirst launch vehicle for the US space program.1957El CajonCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1031985First Hot Isostatic Processing VesselsEarly examples of fabrication vessels using gas pressure and temperature to produce advanced alloy and ceramic products.1956ColumbusOhioUnited StatesLocated at Battelle Memorial Institute.ASME brochure
1041985Basic-Oxygen Steel Making VesselVessel that introduced the basic oxygen process to the United States. 1955TrentonMichiganUnited StatesPresently owned by Detroit Steel Company.ASME brochure
1051985Detroit Edison District Heating SystemEarly example of typical US district heating plant.1903DetroitMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
1061985Cornwall Iron FurnaceTypical 19th-century US charcoal-fueled blast furnace, fully intact.1742CornwallPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1071985Lowell Power Canal System and Pawtucket GatehouseEarly major US water-power system and the first Francis inward-flow water turbine placed in service and oldest in existence.1796LowellMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
1081985Jacobs Engine Brake RetarderThe first practical mechanism for braking large trucks with engine compression as they descend long, steep grades at controlled speeds.1957BloomfieldConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
1091985Geysers Unit 1The first commercial geothermal electricity-generating station in North America.1960Sonoma CountyCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1101985Harris-Corliss Steam EngineExample of a late 19th-century 350-hp Corliss-type steam engine.1895AtlantaGeorgiaUnited StatesLocated at Randall Brothers, Inc.ASME brochure
1111986Boulton & Watt Rotative Steam EngineOldest surviving operable rotative steam engine by Boulton and Watt.1785SydneyNew South WalesAustraliaLocated at the Powerhouse Museum.ASME brochure
1121985TV Emery Rice Steam EngineMid-19th-century horizontal compound marine steam engine with return connecting rod.1873Kings PointNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
1131986Fairbanks Exploration Company Gold Dredge No. 8One of the last mammoth gold dredges in the United States accessible to the public.1927FairbanksAlaskaUnited StatesASME brochure
1141986Pitney-Bowes Model M Postage MeterEarly model of world's first commercial postage meter.1920StamfordConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
1151986Disneyland Monorail SystemThe first commercial Wenner-Gren monorail system.1959AnaheimCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1161987McKinley Climatic LaboratoryTest facility with unequalled capacity to simulate a wide range of climatic conditions from arctic cold to jungle moisture for full-scale equipment testing.1944Eglin Air Force BaseFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
1171987Icing Research Tunnel, NASA Lewis Research CenterThe world's oldest and largest refrigerated icing wind tunnel, with unique heat exchanger and spray system.1944ClevelandOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
1181987Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man EngineHoists representative of bygone practice, including a waterwheel for ore hoisting and a mechanism to hoist workers.1837Sankt AndreasbergLower SaxonyGermanyASME brochure
1191987American Precision Museum1966WindsorVermontUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
1201987Robbins & Lawrence Machine ShopSite of first machine shop to achieve interchangeable manufacture on a practical scale.1846WindsorVermontUnited StatesASME brochure
1211987Holly Fire Protection and Water SystemSite of the first US integrated system to supply water for public safety.1863LockportNew YorkUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
1221987Holly District Heating SystemSite of the first US district heating steam-heating system.1877LockportNew YorkUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
1231987Kingsbury Thrust BearingFirst and still-operating Kingsbury thrust bearing in hydroelectric service, later used worldwide for all types of large machinery.1911HoltwoodPennsylvaniaUnited StatesLocated at Holtwood Dam.ASME brochure
1241987Chapin Mine PumpLate 19th-century steeple compound-condensing engine and one of the largest at the time.1893Iron MountainMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
1251987Pullman Sleeping Car GlengyleEarliest known survivor of the fleet of heavyweight, all-steel sleepers built by the Pullman Company. 1911DallasTexasUnited StatesLocated at Museum of the American Railroad.ASME brochure
1261987Westmoreland Iron WorksAn early and long-running malleable ironworks.1850WestmorelandNew YorkUnited StatesEarly 1990s: Foundry closed and plaque given to the Westmoreland Historical Society.No ASME brochure available
1271987Big Brutus Mine ShovelOne of the world's largest power shovels.1962West MineralKansasUnited StatesASME brochure
1281987Vallecitos Boiling Water ReactorThe world's first privately owned and operated nuclear power plant to deliver significant quantities of electricity to a public utility grid.1957Alameda CountyCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1291987Holyoke Water Power SystemMajor 19th-century US industrial center for paper and textile industries, known for its machine shops and water-power system.1859HolyokeMassachusettsUnited StatesSee also: Holyoke Dam, Holyoke Heritage State Park.No ASME brochure available
1301987Stirling Water-tube BoilersOldest existing steam generator in a US cotton mill.1906DaltonGeorgiaUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
1311988Roosa Master Diesel Fuel-Injection PumpEarly developmental models of distributor-type injection pump for controlling engine speed.1947WindsorConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
1321988Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad RoundhouseInnovative railroad yard machine shop for first railroad linking Chicago and the Mississippi River.1858 AuroraIllinoisUnited StatesASME brochure
1331988Buckeye Steam Traction DitcherEarliest surviving example of the first successful traction ditching machine for laying agricultural drainage tiles. 1902FindlayOhioUnited StatesLocated at Hancock Historical Museum.ASME brochure
1341988Geared Locomotives of Heisler, Shay, Climax Early examples of small slow-speed 19th-century geared locomotives.1872FeltonCaliforniaUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
1351988Neuchâtel Gas TurbineThe world's first successful electricity-generating gas turbine to go into commercial operation.1939NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSwitzerlandASME brochure
1361988AAR Railroad-wheel DynamometerThe first and only railroad dynamometer to test track wheels using vertical and lateral loads as well as thermal braking at the wheel rim.1955PuebloColoradoUnited StatesASME brochure
1371989Texas & Pacific #610 Lima Superpower Steam LocomotiveThe sole surviving example of the earliest form of "superpower" steam locomotives.1927RuskTexasUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
1381989ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel CodeThe first comprehensive standard for the design, construction, inspection, and testing of boilers and pressure vessels, greatly influencing public safety.1915DearbornMichiganUnited StatesEarly book on loan to The Henry Ford museum.No ASME brochure available
1391989Roebling 80-ton Wire Rope MachineThe only remaining Roebling machine, largest wire-rope closing machine in 1893.1893TrentonNew JerseyUnited StatesASME brochure
1401989Propulsion Wind Tunnel Facility Wind TunnelThe world's first large-scale testing facility for jet and rocket engines in simulated high-speed flight conditions.1955Arnold Air Force BaseTennesseeUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
1411989Browning Firearms Collection Collection of sporting and military firearms designed by John Moses Browning.1878OgdenUtahUnited StatesLocated at Ogden Union Station Museum.ASME brochure
1421990Pierce-Donachy Ventricular Assist DeviceThe world's first implantable heart pump to receive widespread clinical use.1973HersheyPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1431990USS Cairo Engine and BoilersThe sole survivor of the fleet of river gunboats built by the Union during the US Civil War.1862VicksburgMississippiUnited StatesASME brochure
1441990Curtis 500-kW Vertical TurbineThe first steam turbine electric-generation station.1903IndianapolisIndianaUnited StatesASME brochure
1451990Southern Gas Association-PCRC Analog FacilityThe first computer system to be applied to the design of natural-gas pipeline systems.1955San AntonioTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1461990National Soil Dynamics LaboratoryThe world's first full-size laboratory for tillage tools and traction equipment in all types of soils.1935AuburnAlabamaUnited StatesASME brochure
1471990Baltimore & Ohio #4500, Freight, USRA 2-8-2AThe first USRA freight locomotive built, representing the first standardized family of US locomotives.1918BaltimoreMarylandUnited StatesASME brochure
1481990Atlantic Coast Line #1504, USRA 4-6-2AAn early example of USRA passenger locomotives representing the first US standardization program.1919JacksonvilleFloridaUnited StatesLocated at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.ASME brochure
1491990Hydromatic PropellerEarly example of propeller innovations, including variable-pitch control and feathering capability.1938Windsor LocksConnecticutUnited StatesLocated at the New England Air Museum.ASME brochure
1501990Pin-Ticketing MachineEarly model of first successful price-marking, tag-attachment machine for US retail merchandising.1902MiamisburgOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
1511991Victoria Dutch WindmillMid-19th-century wind-powered gristmill of Dutch turret-mill style.1870VictoriaTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1521991Jeep Model MBEarly four-wheel drive, multipurpose field vehicle representing an unusual combination of modern vehicle design.1947ToledoOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
1531991Cruquius Pumping Station19th-century steam pumping station that drained the Haarlemmermeer.1849HaarlemmermeerNorth HollandNetherlandsASME brochure
1541991Greens Bayou Generator PlantThe first fully outdoor turbine-generator to be placed in commercial operation.1949HoustonTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1551991Milam High-rise Air Conditioned BuildingThe first US air-conditioned high-rise office building.1928San AntonioTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1561991Lookout Mountain Incline Railway19th-century 3-rail incline.1895ChattanoogaTennesseeUnited StatesASME brochure
1571991Pelton Waterwheel CollectionCollection on the origins of the Pelton turbine and its principle of the "splitter" bucket.ca. 1880Grass ValleyCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1581991Fresno Scraper19th-century example of the scraper whose design served as the basis for most giant earth-movers.1883FresnoCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1591991Nassawango Iron FurnaceThe earliest surviving hot-blast furnace in the United States.1828Snow HillMarylandUnited StatesASME brochure
1601992ABACUS II Integrated-Circuit Wire BonderThe world's first practical production machine for the assembly of integrated circuits, making possible their economical production.DallasTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1611992Q-R-S Marking PianoOne of the first machines to produce master rolls for player pianos by recording actual performances.1912BuffaloNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
1621992Apollo Space Command ModuleApollo command module incorporating many innovations to allow safe transport of humans to moon and back.1968TitusvilleFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
1631992Meter-type Gas OdorizerEarly safety device for introducing odor into natural-gas lines to make leaks apparent.1937DallasTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1641992New England Wireless and Steam MuseumCollection of Rhode Island steam engines, including one of the few surviving built at the Corliss Works.1964East GreenwichRhode IslandUnited StatesASME brochure
1651992Old Mill in NantucketThe oldest operating smock-type windmill in the United States.1746NantucketMassachusettsUnited StatesASME brochure
1661992Milwaukee River Flushing Station A water pump which reduced the concentration of pollutants in an urban stream had the world's greatest capacity.1888MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesNow part of coffee shop.ASME brochure
1671993Ginaca Pineapple Processing MachineExample of automated peeling and slicing machine that led to commercial pineapple production.1911HonoluluHawaiiUnited StatesASME brochure
1681993Pegasus 3 Engine BS 916Earliest surviving example of the prototype engine for vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jets, namely Harriers and AV-8Bs1960BristolSouth West EnglandUnited KingdomASME brochure
1691993Cryogenic Cooling System, Fermilab TevatronThe largest cryogenic system ever built, providing benchmark for superconducting magnet designs.1983BataviaIllinoisUnited StatesASME brochure
1701993Advanced Engine Test Facility at MarshallUnique cooling system for the testing of aerospace engines.1964Redstone ArsenalAlabamaUnited StatesASME brochure
1711993Voyager Spacecraft Interplanetary ExplorersThe two most intelligent machines ever built by NASA space program.1972–1977PasadenaCaliforniaUnited StatesLocated at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.ASME brochure
1721994Bay City Walking DredgeThe last remaining dredge in the United States with unique propulsion system, designed for a wetlands environment.1924NaplesFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
1731994Burton Farmers Gin MillThe earliest known survivor of an integrated cotton ginning system widely used in the southern United States.1914BurtonTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1741994Crown Cork and Soda Filling MachineOne of two surviving automated machines that founded the bottling industry.1892BaltimoreMarylandUnited StatesASME brochure
1751994Bergen County Steam CollectionA collection of operational steam engines and auxiliary equipment from the 19th century to the 1940s.1987HackensackNew JerseyUnited StatesASME brochure
1761994Union Pacific Big Boy 4023 and Centennial 6900Two heavy-tonnage locomotives incorporating the best features of the day.1941OmahaNebraskaUnited StatesASME brochure
1771994Barker Turbine/Hacienda Buena VistaThe only known example of a Barker hydraulic turbine, the earliest practical reaction type.1853PoncePuerto RicoUnited StatesASME brochure
1781994Boeing 367-80Prototype of the Boeing 707 and most jet transport systems, establishing economic feasibility of commercial air travel.1954Fairfax CountyVirginiaUnited StatesLocated at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.ASME brochure
1791994Newell ShredderThe second and earliest surviving automobile shredder for recycling scrap metal.1969San AntonioTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
1801994Johnstown InclineOne of the world's steepest vehicular inclines, typical of several built in the 19th century in Western Pennsylvania.1891JohnstownPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1811994B.F. Clyde's Cider MillThe oldest steam powdered cider mill in the US. A rare survivor of a once-commonplace rural US industry.1898MysticConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
1821995Knight Foundry and Machine ShopOne of the earliest US water-powered foundry-machine shops, including Knight impulse turbines.1873Sutter CreekCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1831995Wright Field 5-foot Wind TunnelEarly example of the "modern" wind tunnel for aircraft-model testing.1921Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
1841995Gravimetric Coal FeederThe earliest known coal feeder, representing innovations that influenced nearly all industries using coal-fired boilers.1957ClevelandOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
1851995Ljungström Air PreheaterExperimental model of the industrial air preheater, now used worldwide.1920StockholmStockholm CountySwedenASME brochure
1861995Steamboat William G. MatherPrototypical ore boat on the Great Lakes.1925ClevelandOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
1871996NASA Ames Unitary Plan Wind TunnelR&D facility for testing of supersonic aircraft and spacecraft.1956Mountain ViewCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1881996Garfield Thomas Water TunnelUnique experimental facility for hydrodynamic research and testing.1949State CollegePennsylvaniaUnited StatesLocated at Pennsylvania State University.ASME brochure
1891996Montgomery GliderFirst heavier-than-air human-carrying aircraft to achieve controlled piloted flight.1883San CarlosCaliforniaUnited StatesLocated at Hiller Aviation Museum.ASME brochure
1901996Hart Parr TractorEarliest known internal-combustion-engined agricultural tractor in the United States.1903Charles CityIowaUnited StatesASME brochure
1911996SS Badger CarferryOne of the last operating American steam lake boats with reciprocating engines and coal-fired boilers.1952LudingtonMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
1921996Thermo King© C Refrigeration UnitEarliest known refrigeration unit for trucks, having worldwide impact on food preservation.1940MinneapolisMinnesotaUnited StatesASME brochure
1931997Alligator AmphibianPrototype of all tracked ship-to-shore landing vehicles.1940QuanticoVirginiaUnited StatesLocated at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum.ASME brochure
1941997Kew Bridge Cornish Beam EnginesFive notable 19th-century Cornish beam engines for municipal water supply.1975BrentfordGreater LondonUnited KingdomASME brochure
1951997Bay Area Rapid Transit SystemThe most advanced automated urban rail transit system incorporating many innovations, marking a new generation of rail travel.1972San Francisco Bay AreaCaliforniaUnited StatesASME brochure
1961997Bessemer Conversion EngineAn early example of the successful conversion of steam engines to internal-combustion engines.ca. 1900RockfordMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
1971998David Taylor Model BasinAmong the world's largest test facilities for the development of ship design.1939BethesdaMarylandUnited StatesASME brochure
1981998GE's Ultra High Pressure Apparatus for the Production of DiamondsFirst apparatus to consistently produce industrial diamonds, demonstrating fundamentals of producing and containing very high pressures and becoming the basis for the industrial-diamond production that followed.1954SchenectadyNew YorkUnited StatesLocated at the Schenectady Museum.No ASME brochure available
1991998Hulett Ore UnloadersThe largest and oldest surviving example of a highly efficient materials-handling machine unique to the Great Lakes that revolutionized ore handling and led to its rapid adoption throughout the lower-lake ore ports.1912ClevelandOhioUnited States2000: 2 of the 4 loaders have been demolished and scrapped, while the other 2 were disassembled.ASME brochure
2001998Paddle Steamer UriThe oldest operating vessel with a diagonal, compound steam engine, with disc valve gear.1901LucerneLucerneSwitzerlandASME brochure
2011998Cooper Steam Traction Engine CollectionEngines from the collection are among the oldest surviving agricultural steam engines, from 1860 to 1883, showing the conversion to mechanized farming.1860–1883Mount VernonOhioUnited StatesLocated at the Knox County Historical Society. ASME brochure
2021998William Tod Rolling-Mill EngineRepresentative of steam-powered rolling-mill-engine drives early in the transition to electric drive and typical of the largest work pieces produced by U.S. foundries and forges.1914YoungstownOhioUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
2031998Siegfried Marcus CarDirect predecessor of the modern automobile.ca. 1875ViennaAustriaLocated at the Technical Museum, Vienna. No ASME brochure available
2041999Kinne Water Turbine CollectionThe largest collection of American turbine development.1907–1937WatertownNew YorkUnited StatesLocated at the Jefferson County Historical Society.ASME brochure
2051999Peterborough Hydraulic (Canal) Lift LockThe world's highest operating hydraulic lift lock, operating on the balance principle.1904PeterboroughOntarioCanadaNo ASME brochure available
2061999Merrill Wheel Balancing SystemInnovative method of wheel balancing (on the vehicle) adopted worldwide.1945EnglewoodColoradoUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
2072000Refrigeration Research MuseumA private collection that represents many of the advances in mechanical refrigeration for US residential and commercial use from the late 19th century up to 1960.1890–1960BrightonMichiganUnited StatesASME brochure
2082000Fairbanks-Morse Y-VA Engine DieselThe earliest (perhaps only) existing example of early high-compression, cold-start, full-diesel engines developed in the United States for isolated or rural power generation machinery before widespread electrification was available.1924Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
2092000USS AlbacoreAn experimental submarine that pioneered the teardrop-shaped hull, high-strength steel, and many other test concepts affecting speed, depth changes, and underwater maneuvering.1953PortsmouthNew HampshireUnited StatesASME brochure
2102000Link C-3 Flight TrainerAn early flight simulator representative of the first truly effective mechanical device used to simulate actual flight processes.ca. 1935 BinghamtonNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
2112000Tokaido ShinkansenThe world's first high-speed railway, which operated at about 210 km/h (130 mph).1964Tokyo to Shin-ŌsakaJapanNo ASME brochure available
2122000EIMCO Rocker Shovel Loader, Model 12BThe first successful mining device to replace human labor in removing the rubble from underground hard-rock blasting.1938Park CityUtahUnited StatesPlaque located at Miners Plaza in historic Old Park City.ASME brochure
2132000George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringLeader in transforming mechanical engineering education from a shop-based, vocational program to a professional one built on rigorous academic and analytical methods.1888AtlantaGeorgiaUnited StatesASME brochure
2142001Colvin Run MillA good example of a typical early 19th-century (US) water-powered, Evans-type flour mill, restored into operating condition.ca. 1810Great FallsVirginiaUnited StatesASME brochure
2152001Coolspring Power MuseumAn impressive variety of internal combustion engines, built primarily between 1890 and 1920 and consisting mainly of stationary engines used in industrial applications.1890–1929CoolspringPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
2162001Arecibo ObservatoryThe largest single-aperture radio telescope ever constructed.1963AreciboPuerto RicoUnited StatesJoint designation with IEEE.ASME brochure
2172001Radio City Music Hall Hydraulically Actuated StageOne of the largest movable stages in the world with innovative hydraulic equipment and controls, a forerunner of other stage designs as well as early aircraft carrier elevator systems.1932New YorkNew YorkUnited StatesNo ASME brochure available
2182002Apollo Lunar Module LM-13First piloted vehicle designed to operate solely in the vacuum of space.1972Garden CityNew YorkUnited StatesLocated at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. ASME brochure
2192002Howard Hughes Flying Boat, HK-1The largest wood-constructed and the largest wingspan airplane ever built.1947McMinnvilleOregonUnited StatesLocated at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. ASME brochure
2202002PilatusbahnThe world's steepest cog railway.1882Mount PilatusSwitzerlandASME brochure
2212002Brandywine River Powder Mills The largest U.S. maker of explosive black powder, a once-important and now-obsolete 19th-century technology.1803–1921WilmingtonDelawareUnited StatesASME brochure
2222002Ditch Witch® DWP Service-Line TrencherThe first mechanized, compact service-line trencher.1952PerryOklahomaUnited StatesASME brochure
2232003Solar Energy and Energy Conversion LaboratoryPioneering developments in solar-energy applications, with global accomplishments in training and innovation.1954GainesvilleFloridaUnited StatesASME brochure
2242003Wright Flyer IIIThe first practical airplane.1905DaytonOhioUnited StatesLocated at the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.ASME brochure
2252003Rumely Companies' Agricultural ProductsProduced a line of agricultural equipment that played a vital role in the evolution of farming.1853La PorteIndianaUnited StatesASME brochure
2262003Eddystone Station Unit #1The second U.S. (earliest extant) supercritical steam-electric generating unit, pioneering significant increases in steam pressure, steam temperature, and unit size.1960EddystonePennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
2272003First Ram-Type Blowout Preventer (BOP)First ram-type blowout preventer, which sealed the wellhead and controlled pressure during drilling and oil production operations. 1922HoustonTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
2282003Philo 6 Steam-Electric Generating UnitThe world's first commercial supercritical steam-electric generating unit.1957ColumbusOhioUnited StatesASME brochure
2292003Great Northern 2313 — Montana Western 31 GasThe oldest-surviving Electro-motive Company (EMC) gas-electric rail motorcar and the oldest with Lemp control.1925North FreedomWisconsinUnited StatesLocated at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum.ASME brochure
2302004Lapeyre Automatic Shrimp Peeling MachineFor decades, the elegantly simple Model A has proven to be the most effective and widely used method of automatic shrimp peeling, despite attempts by others to develop alternative approaches.1949BiloxiMississippiUnited StatesASME brochure
2312004R.G. Letourneau Mountain MoverThis innovative scraper moved four times as much earth as conventional machines of the era which required a tractor and two operators.1922LongviewTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
2322004Reuleaux Collection Of Kinematic Mechanisms The world's largest collection of 19th-century kinematic mechanisms.1882IthacaNew YorkUnited StatesLocated at Cornell University.ASME brochure
2332005Model T15 millionth Model T to come off the assembly line, marking the end of its production.1908–1927DearbornMichiganUnited StatesLocated at The Henry Ford museum.ASME brochure
2342005The United States Standard Screw ThreadsThe first US system of standardized screw threads.1864PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
2352005Ottmar Mergenthaler's Square Base Linotype MachineOne of two surviving square-base linotypes.1886CarsonCaliforniaUnited StatesLocated at the International Printing Museum.No ASME brochure available
2362005Birome Ballpoint Pen CollectionFirst ballpoint pens; utilized the concept of a quick-drying ink whose flow is controlled by gravity and a metal ball housed in a socket.1938–1948Buenos AiresArgentinaASME brochure
2372005Eiffel Drop Test Machine and Wind TunnelMost accurate to date drop-test device and wind tunnel to measure drag on falling objects of various shapes.1903 & 1912ParisFranceASME brochure
2382006Grumman Wildcat "Sto-Wing" Wing-folding Mechanism[5] First functional wing-folding mechanism, enabling aircraft to take up less space on ships.KalamazooMichiganUnited StatesLocated at Air Zoo aviation museum.ASME brochure
2392006Hughes Glomar ExplorerA deep-sea drillship platform initially built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency Special Activities Division secret operation Project Azorian to recover the sunken Soviet submarine, K-129, lost in April 1968.1972HoustonTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
2402006Cooper-Bessemer Type GMV Integral-Angle Gas EProviding efficient compression energy for natural gas, petrochemical, refinery, and power industries around the world.1944Mount VernonOhioUnited StatesLocated at the Knox County Historical Museum.ASME brochure
2412006Noria al-Muhammadiyya A set of seventeen large water wheels operating on the River Orontes as they have for many centuries.1361HamaHama GovernorateSyriaASME brochure
2422006Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Apparatus (1962)The first apparatus able to directly generate a complete dynamic (high-rate) stress-strain curve in a single experiment.1962San AntonioTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
2432008Digital Micromirror DeviceModulating digital light pulses using up to 2 million micromirrors.1996PlanoTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
2442008Johnson Controls Multi-Zone Automatic Temperature Control SystemThe first automated temperature control system for multi-zone applications.1895MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesLocated at Johnson Controls HQ bldg.ASME brochure
2452008John Penn & Sons Oscillating Steam Engine The first steam engine to utilize oscillatory cylinders. Installed in the steamboat Diesbar.1841DresdenSaxonyGermanyASME brochure
2462009Hughes Two-Cone Drill BitKey technology that allowed drilling through medium and hard rock, tapped vast oil reservoirs much deeper below the surface than previously possible, and significantly improved the efficiency and cost of drilling.1908The WoodlandsTexasUnited StatesASME brochure
2472010Belle of LouisvilleThe oldest operating "western rivers" steamboat.1914LouisvilleKentuckyUnited StatesASME brochure
2482011Southern Railway Spencer ShopsOne of the few remaining intact 20th-century railroad locomotive facilities in the United States.1896SpencerNorth CarolinaUnited StatesNow the North Carolina Transportation Museum.ASME brochure
2492011Sholes & Glidden 'Type Writer'Represents the first commercially successful typewriter to be manufactured in quantity for sale to the public.1873MilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesLocated at the Milwaukee Public Museum.ASME brochure
2502012Mr. Charlie Oil Drilling RigThe first offshore drilling rig that was fully transportable, submersible and self-sufficient.1953Morgan CityLouisianaUnited StatesASME brochure
2512012Textile Machinery Collection at the American Textile History MuseumRepresents some of the most significant collection of 19th century tools and machinery for the manufacturing of textiles.1960LowellMassachusettsUnited StatesMuseum closed in 2016. ASME brochure
2522013Big Surf WaterparkThe first wave pool in North America to consistently generate 3–5 foot spilling waves suitable for surfing.1969TempeArizonaUnited StatesASME brochure
2532013Titan CraneThe largest crane of the hammer-head or "Titan" type.1907ClydebankWest DunbartonshireUnited KingdomNo ASME brochure available
2542013Collection of the Earliest Self-Governing WindmillsThe Collection contains many early windmills.1870BataviaIllinoisUnited StatesBatavia, IL was the location of 6 'American Farm Windmill' makers from about 1870 until WWII.ASME brochure
2552013Apollo Space SuitModel A7L was the primary suit worn by astronauts on Project Apollo.1968FredericaDelawareUnited StatesASME brochure
2562014Thrust Supersonic Car (ThrustSSC)The first car to officially exceed the speed of sound, the ThrustSSC Supersonic Vehicle.1997CoventryUnited KingdomASME brochure
2572015Northern Pacific Rotary Snow Plow No. 2The first machine to reliably remove deeply packed snow from railroad tracks.1887DuluthMinnesotaUnited StatesASME brochure
2582015Technology Collection at the George Eastman HouseThe world's preeminent museum of photography with many important artifacts.1949RochesterNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
2592015Funicular Giessbach, designed by Carl Roman Abt The first funicular to employ a single, two-rail track, with a short side track for the two cars to pass at midpoint. The passing track used turnouts with no moving parts known as Abt Switches.1879GiessbachBrienz SwitzerlandASME brochure
2602016Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp engineThe Wasp R-1340 was a significant improvement to the radial aircraft engine design, making commercial aviation viable as early as the 1920s.1925Windsor Locks ConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
26120163D Printing: StereolithographyFirst commercially available 3D Printer, developed by Charles Hull. 1984Rock HillSouth CarolinaUnited StatesASME brochure
2622016Worthington Direct Acting Steam PumpsThe pumps built by the firm of Worthington & Baker with worldwide industrial applications. 1838Newport NewsVirginia United StatesHenry Worthington was a founder of ASME.ASME brochure
2632016Rainhill Locomotive Trials An important competition in the early days of steam locomotive railways. Five engines competed along a mile length of level track.1829RainhillLancashireUnited KingdomASME brochure
2642017Museo Storico dei Motori e dei Meccanismi Museum of Engines and Mechanisms: Stationary and transportation power units, with an emphasis on automotive and aircraft engines. February 25, 2011PalermoSicilyItalyLocated at the University of Palermo.ASME brochure
2652018Single Crystal Turbine BladeSingle crystal turbine blades have no crystalline boundaries, resulting in greater resistance to fracture and corrosion as well as vastly improved creep performance than conventional multi-crystalline nickel-cobalt alloy blades. Developed by Pratt & Whitney.1960sWindsor LocksConnecticutUnited StatesASME brochure
2662018Carpet Tufting ApparatusInvented by Ernest Moench, the machinery featured a durable needle that punched loops of thick fabric through a web of backing material, resulting in the reliable, high-speed tufting of carpet. Descendants of the apparatus fabricate more than three-quarters of the carpets produced in the US.1928DaltonGeorgia United StatesASME brochure
2672018Janney Railcar CouplerRecognized for its impact on rail safety and its technological significance. The interlocking coupler, which resembled a curled human hand, was the successor to the "link and pin" coupler, a device that required rail workers to stand between train cars while joining them-—a dangerous procedure that resulted in numerous injuries and deaths.1873United StatesASME brochure
2682018Princeton Plasma Physics LaboratoryThe laboratory has been at the forefront of the quest to develop magnetically controlled fusion energy since its founding by Lyman Spitzer, who invented the stellarator, or "star generator".PrincetonNew JerseyUnited StatesASME brochure
2692019Johannes Gutenberg's system of movable type systemGutenberg's movable type system reduced the time and cost of producing the printed word, resulting in the widespread availability of books and the advancement of literacy. His system incorporated a fast-drying ink; a durable easy-to-cast metal alloy for making type; a screw press designed for rapid operation; and an adjustable mold for the quick casting of metal type.1440StrasbourgFrancevirtual landmarkASME brochure (coming soon)
2702019The Thurston Collection of Laboratory Artifacts at Cornell UniversityThe devices used at Cornell between 1885 and 1905, exemplify Robert Henry Thurston's vision of the central role of the engineering laboratory in training mechanical engineers1885-1905IthacaNew YorkUnited StatesASME brochure
2712019Antikythera MechanismThe earliest known analog computer, an inscribed astronomical and calendrical device, designed to predict astronomical phenomena such as lunar and solar eclipses, as well as other functions.2nd C. BCEAthensGreeceASME brochure (coming soon)
2722019West Point FoundryMajor American ironworking and machine shop site, operating from 1818 to early 20thC. It became most famous for its production of Parrott rifle artillery and other munitions, although it also manufactured a variety of iron products for civilian use.1818Cold SpringNew YorkUnited StatesWest Point Foundry Preserve A/V tour (Scenic Hudson).ASME brochure
2732019Westinghouse Automatic Air BrakeIn 1869, George Westinghouse patented an automatic air brake system for railroads. It had a built-in safeguard to apply the brakes on the entire train should it separate. It made possible longer and faster trains and improved the safety of rail transportation.1872PittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited StatesASME brochure
2742020Perkins Vapor-Compression Cycle for Refrigeration (Perkins)1834EnglandASME brochure
2752021Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire (Carnot)1824Francevirtual landmark
2762021Standardized Steam Property Tables1921United StatesASME brochure
2772022Finite Element Analysis1960sUnited Statesvirtual landmark
2782022Crocodile Locomotive Ce 6/8 II1918Erstfeld Uri Switzerland

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Landmarks Program. American Society of Mechanical Engineers . 2018-07-09.
  2. Web site: Landmarks. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2020-12-28.
  3. Web site: Saturn V Quarterly Report #16 Sep–Nov 1966 Part 1 of 2 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/oIJ-fNSNYXY . 2021-12-19 . live. NASA . February 1967. NASA . February 12, 2011.
  4. Web site: Wright . Mike . Three Saturn Vs on Display Teach Lessons in Space History . https://web.archive.org/web/20051115064337/http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/saturn_apollo/display.html . dead . 15 November 2005 . Marshall Space Flight Center History Office . 10 February 2011.
  5. Web site: The Aviation History Online Museum – Grumman F4F Wildcat . Dwyer . Larry . 19 February 2014 . aviation-history.com . The Aviation History Online Museum . April 2, 2016 . The F4F-4 was the first version of the Wildcat to feature a Grumman innovation, the Sto-Wing. The Sto-Wing used a novel approach using a compound angle folding-wing that was unique to Grumman...It was a successful design that was later used on the F6F Hellcat and TBF Avenger..

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