Mechanical Engineering as a Profession 1、 Introduction Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been What is engineering Engineering is the art of applying scientific and mathematical principles, experience, judgment, and common sense to create things that benefit people In other words, engineering is the process of producing a technical product or system to meet a specific need
Mechanical Engineering as a Profession 1、 Introduction Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been What is engineering Engineering is the art of applying scientific and mathematical principles, experience, judgment, and common sense to create things that benefit people In other words, engineering is the process of producing a technical product or system to meet a specific need What engineers do Engineers: Turning Ideas into Reality
Introduction Although the world is large, man is able to live in only a small part of it. The atmosphere is only about eleven kilometers thick. The soil that supplies us with food is only about fifteen centimeters thick and man can live on only about one eighth of the world's surface. In the past two hundred years man has greatly changed his environment. Water has been given to deserts. Roads have been built across deserts and through forests
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 1 818H Street Nw Washington D. C. 20433. U.S.A The World Bank enjoys copyright under protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. This material may nonetheless be copied for research, educational, or scholarly
