What is Engineering?
Engineering
Engineering - The application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of structures, machines, processes, and systems.
- Science is a tool engineers use to solve problems.
- Scientists ask questions about the nature of the universe.
- Engineers take the answers to those questions and solve problems.
- Science improves engineering and engineering improves science.
Engineering Disciplines
20th Century Engineering Achievements
http://www.greatachievements.org/
- Electrification
- Automobile
- Airplane
- Water Supply and Distribution
- Electronics
- Radio and Television
- Agricultural Mechanization
- Computers
- Telephone
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- Highways
- Spacecraft
- Internet
- Imaging
- Household Appliances
- Health Technologies
- Petroleum/Petrochemical Technologies
- Laser and Fiber Optics
- Nuclear Technologies
- High-performance Materials
14 Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century
http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/
- Make solar energy economical
- Provide energy from fusion
- Develop carbon sequestration methods
- Manage the nitrogen cycle
- Provide access to clean water
- Restore and improve urban infrastructure
- Advance health informatics
- Engineer better medicines
- Reverse-engineer the brain
- Prevent nuclear terror
- Secure cyberspace
- Enhance virtual reality
- Advance personalized learning
- Engineer the tools of scientific discovery