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History of marine engineering

One of the most notable figures in marine engineering in antiquity was Archimedes, who experimented with buoyancy, developed the water screw, and pre-industrial naval weapon systems. Pioneers in marine engineering in Britain include William Froude and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who illustrated the effectiveness of the screw propeller, amongst other notable achievements. The oldest surviving marine engine was designed by William Symington in 1788. The ship 'Turbinia' first demonstrated the superiority of the steam-turbine engine, which is still used for marine propulsion today in some niche applications. In America, the University of Michigan's Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering can be tracked to an 1879 act of Congress, which authorized the U.S. Navy to assign a few officers to engineering training establishments around the country. Mortimer E. Cooley was the first lecturer in the department.

Marine engines

Marine engineering emerged as a discipline with the arrival of marine engines for propulsion, largely during the latter half of the 19th century. Early marine engineers were known as "stokers" as they 'stoked' the coal fires of steam engined ships more or less from the middle of the 19th to the middle of the 20th centuries; the term is still used affectionately by modern ship's engineering staff to describe their role.

See also

• AUV
• Engine room
• List of maritime colleges
• Marine fuel management
• Seafarer's professions and ranks
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Ship
• List of Russian naval engineers

References

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Maritime resources

• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• Marine Engineering Study Materials
• The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Society for Underwater Technology
• Marine Engineering Knowledge
• University of Michigan's Department of Naval Architecture and

Marine engineering studies

• Marine Engineering Studies Sri Lanka

Marine navigation and deck side studies

• study material
• Maritime Consultancy

Marine engineering

• The Science Museum
• Royal Navy School of Marine Engineering
• Scania's first engine 1897
• Additional unreferenced data
• Inventor of the screw propeller
• Archimedes

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