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Originally Posted by terryo
Back to the game ‘theme’ for a second, here are a few historical anniversaries for 2010:
75 years ago:
the spectrometer is patented by Arthur Hardy, Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Pacific, first demonstration of RADAR by Scottsman Robert Watson-Watt
50 years ago:
LASER patented by Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes, US launches first weather satellite, Navy bathyscaphe ‘Trieste’ descends to deepest point in the Pacific, Hoover Dam is completed, first Playboy club opens in Chicago
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Boulder Dam was completed in 1936, it was offically and permanently renamed Hoover dam in 1947. In 2011 it will be 75 years after completion. Anybody who knows anything about the history of design, having seen the embelishmants of this massive structure could tell you it dates to the late 1930's and not the late 50's. The style is quite distinctive.
Hoover Dam is an example of true engineering elegance, being both athesetically pleasing even in the smallest detail and yet very functional, but it is probably not significant enough an engineering acheivement to commemorate with a game a year early.
I think it is safe to scratch Hover Dam off the list.
Carry On
ChrisH