6 Greatest Engineering Achievements In Human History

Humans are wonderful creatures when it comes to figuring out ways to build and improve things. Here are the 6 greatest engineering achievements in human history.

1. The Brooklyn Bridge
Before you say “meh, it’s just a bridge”, it’s not. The Brooklyn Bridge took a bit over 14 years to complete, and it’s not only because the head architect lost his life there in the early stages of the project. What was supposed to be a conventional construction turned out as an impossible task. The new project overseer scrapped the old schematics and went for the more reliable, but also untested, suspension option. Today this giant provides 6 lanes of traffic, plus bike and pedestrian lanes, and is considered to be one of the engineering masterpieces (at the time of completion).

2. The Eiffel Tower
You probably know that Gustave Eiffel, who built the tower, straight out bought the patent rights, meaning he had no part in actually designing the structure. Instead, he made sure the tower would bear his name no matter what, so he set up an entire scheme with fake building companies and subsidiaries. In the end, the people hated it, but back in 1889 the Eiffel tower was the tallest man-made structure and definitely deserves a spot on this list.