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Some of the most famous inventions were happy accidents. In 1827, English pharmacist John Walker was puttering around at home when he clumsily scraped a chemical-coated stick across his hearth, which burst into flames, sparking...

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Thereā€™s a discreet charm to drawbridges, and Florida is the perfect place to experience it. The state boasts 50 drawbridges along the Intracoastal Waterway alone, including the picturesque Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, which has served locals and visitors...

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by Tomas Kellner

Everybodyā€™s caught the ā€œFeverā€. From Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley and James Brown, to Billie Eilish and BeyoncĆ©, the list of stars whoā€™ve covered the R&B hit first released in 1956 by Little Willie John reads like a whoā€™s-who of rock...

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by Jay Moye

For some people, lightning strikes more than once. Such was the case for Keith Bentley with MicroStation, the computer-aided design (CAD) software behind some of the worldā€™s most ambitious infrastructure projectsā€”from bridges and buildings to airports and power plants. MicroStation...

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by Sean O'Neill

Some of the most famous inventions were happy accidents. In 1827, English pharmacist John Walker was puttering around at home when he clumsily scraped a chemical-coated stick across his hearth, which burst into flames, sparking the idea for the friction...

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by Chris Noon

Five brothers enamored with computers and their potential pursued a bold idea to create software that could revolutionize how engineers design and build things. They spent the last four decades developing engineering software that has helped shape infrastructure around the...

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by Tomas Kellner

The London skyline is hard to pin down. Turn your back on it even briefly and another skyscraper seems to pop up. Itā€™s not an illusion. The Standard newspaper reports that every 10 days, on average, another 20-story-plus building gets...

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by Sean O'Neill

If you havenā€™t heard the news yet, Bentley Systems has acquired Cesium, the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. The acquisition brings together the leading open platforms and developer communities for the built and natural environment. However,...

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by Julien Moutte

Bentley Systems set out on a mission four decades ago to change the way we build things. Since then, Bentley software has helped unlock the power of data for architects, engineers, builders and operators in nearly 200 countries. Our software...

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by Tomas Kellner

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) recently toasted Bentley Systemsā€™ upcoming 40th anniversary during on-the-record remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The congresswoman serving Pennsylvania District 6, home to Bentleyā€™s headquarters in Exton, applauded the companyā€™s four-decade track...

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by Jay Moye

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