It also controlled the condensers that turned steam back into water, along with the few machines that took salt out of ocean water to make it drinkable.

The panel controlled all of the fans, generators and lighting on the ship. The Titanic, for instance, had an electrical control panel that was 30 to 40 feet long. There were people on board who were experts at different technical problems - engineers, electricians, plumbers - and they did their best, but their best was not enough.' They were bragging on how good this ship was. 'The crew had a lot of confidence in their ship and the technology that it had. 'At the time, it was the most advanced ship,' said Joseph Vadus, IEEE Life Fellow and the leader of the team that discovered the Titanic in 1985. But when the ship set sail with 2,228 passengers and crew members amid great fanfare on an April afternoon 100 years ago, the Titanic was a marvel of state-of-the-art technology that captured the world's interest. The legendary British ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank hours later in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, clearly wouldn't be considered a high-tech vessel today. The photo was one of eight pictures auctioned by Christie's in London in 2003. This is thought to be the last known image of the Titanic as it set sail for New York.

When the RMS Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, on April 10, 1912, she was considered the ultimate passenger liner - unparalleled in luxury, size and technology.

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