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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University October 29, 2007 | Vol. 37 No. 9
 
Sixty Feet of Johns Hopkins Engineering History

Overseeing the final steps of the wall installation, due to be unveiled over the weekend, were Royce Faddis and Kenny Carter of Design and Publications.
Photos by Jay VanRensselaer / HIPS

By Greg Rienzi
The Gazette

Work of art or engineering history lesson? The new Computational Science and Engineering building's first-floor exhibit is a little bit of both. The 60-foot exhibit, created by the university's Office of Design and Publications, seeks to illustrate what engineers do and show off the Whiting School's cutting-edge research and accomplishments.

The exhibit is divided into four themes: extending the human reach, making the world a safer place, improving health and integrating research and education.

It features stunning images, showcased artifacts, milestone facts etched on aluminum discs and four plasma screens that each tell a story related to a theme. A ribbon of bubinga, an exotic African wood, ties the four areas together.

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