Engineering miracles Part 1

Engineering encompasses many different disciplines and levels. The advancement of certain engineering has meant that we as humans have developed extraordinary feats, which some people will call “miracles.”
Such examples include, the first time man went to the moon, the development of breakthrough medical equipment such as bionic limbs, and tall structures such as the Eiffel Tower or many of the famous sky scrapers seen across Dubai.
Another feat of engineering is the Aswan Dam in the Nile, Egypt. The Egyptian Government set the build of this dam as a key objective in 1952 in order to control flood waters from the Nile and create hydroelectric power. It was an ambitious plan which many thought could not be achieved. 
The dam was then constructed by many hundreds of engineers in the 60s. It was a long process which took a great deal of planning and strength. The dam was completed in 1970 and the reservoir reached its full capacity in 1976. 
The dam was a great success and is still there and used today, and now plans are being made to extend the dam further for 2012 and 2012. The Aswan dam is 3830 metres long and 111 metres tall, a remarkable accomplishment of engineering.The dam has had a large impact on the economy because of its ability to store water and then convert some of the power into electricity. The reservoir is named Lake Nasser and stores 111 cubic kilometres of water.
The dam also benefitted the Egyptians because it meant that the Nile did not flood every year which usually happened every summer before the dam was built. 
The dam created many engineering jobs and led to an increase in production of agriculture. The electricity created from the dam meant that nearby Egyptian villages could be powered by electricity for the first time. The dam has also caused higher tourism interest which also generates income for Egypt.