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In 2015, The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) organised Engineering Feats @ IES-SG50, a nationwide competition launched by DPM Teo Chee Hean in celebration of Singapore’s 50^thanniversary in 2015 and IES’ Golden Jubilee in 2016. The top 50 winners emerged from 113 shortlisted entries to receive awards from Prime Minister Lee at the IES Golden Jubilee Dinner in July 2016.

Engineering a First World was published to commemorate the 50 winning projects. These are projects deemed by members of the public to have made the greatest economic, infrastructural or societal impact to Singapore since 1965. Through this book, IES aims to share innovations and challenges behind the 50 engineering feats; provide insights into the engineers' personal journeys to instil pride in the profession; and recognise their efforts in Singapore's nation-building.

The 50 engineering feats include:

ABC Waters at Kallang River @ Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park	Jurong Island	Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network
Air Command and Control Hub	Jurong Rock Caverns	Pasir Panjang Terminal Expansion
AIR+ Smart Mask	Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway	Pinnacle@Duxton
ArtScience Museum	Keppel Bay	Punggol Waterway
BIONIX	Keppel O&M's DSS Series of Semisubmersibles	Samwoh Eco-Green Building
CEPAS Card and a Symphony for E-Payment	Keppel Singmarine Icebreaker	SAR21
Cleaning Up the Singapore River	KFELS N-Class	Semakau Landfill
Cross-Island and Jurong Island-Pioneer Cable Tunnels	Lift Upgrading Programme	Singapore's First Mass Rapid Transit System
Deep Tunnel Sewerage System	LTA Design of Contactless Top-Cover Smart-Card Reader for MRT Stations	Singapore Sports Hub
Downtown Line Bugis Station	Marina Barrage	Taking Overhead Cables Underground
Downtown Line Under the Singapore River	Marina Bay	The Float at Marina Bay
Driverless Mass Rapid Transit System	Marina Bay District Cooling Network	The Singapore Flyer
DTL Live Lines Crossing	Marina Bay Sands	Underground Ammunition Facility
Esplanade Bridge	Marina Coastal Expressway	World-Class Electricity Grid
Gardens by the Bay	National Library Building	World's First Electronic Road Pricing
Infrared Fever Screening System	NEWater	Zero Energy Building
Invention of the ThumbDrive	New Sentosa Cable Car Line

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Engineering a First World: 50 Feats That Transformed Singapore