Industrial Engineering
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Read more: The Scale of Extraction at the Carrara Quarry
Today I had the privilege of traveling up to the marble quarries of Carrara and getting a tour. Let me say — it was extraordinary.…
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Read more: Effects of The Carrara Marble Mine
Kyle Giacobello Today I was fortunate enough to accompany my peers on a class trip to the Carrara marble mine. Other than the fact that…
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Read more: The Supply Chain Transition from the Past to Current
In the past for Carrara, the marble had to be hand delivered, plank by plank to all of the places that the sculptor wanted it…
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Read more: Marble for MichelangeloWritten by Joey George A two-lane turnpike-esque highway transitions to single lane windy roads, akin to the swirls of the paintbrush found in a da…
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Read more: Kutná HoraToday we went east of Prague, Kutná Hora. Our first stop was the Ossuary Sedlec and the Cathedral of Assumption. The Ossuary is a church…
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Read more: St. BarbaraToday we visited Kutna Hora and saw probably one of the most beautiful cathedrals (St. Barbara’s). There were likely several challenges related to the construction…
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Read more: The history of the Nazis at TerenzinToday we visited Terezin, an hour away from Prague. This was one of the towns the Nazis used as a concentration camp and a “model”…
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Read more: After what seemed impossible to achieve, finally at the airport!These last 24 hours made it seem like I was never going to get on the airplane. Yesterday, I had planned to go to the…
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Read more: Terezin TripAfter visiting Terezin, I realized that Czech resistance was not simply about violent uprisings. In fact, it was more about resistance by displaying dignity and…
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Read more: Liberation Day: Walking through PragueOn May 8, 1945, many countries in Europe like the Czech Republic celebrated Liberation Day. This day represents the day they were liberated from the…
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