1 Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing. – Henry Petroski
The inherent objective of science is to understand the various phenomena that happen in nature. Engineering uses that knowledge and implements it to our daily life by creating.
2 As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world – not just study it. -Henry Petroski
Engineers have the caliber and confidence to do the impossible for the world to provide a better future.
3 This job is a great scientific adventure, but it’s also a great human adventure. -Fabiola Gianotti
Engineering does not just have the potential to change the world, but also the person itself. WIth all the knowledge that you’ve gained, you begin to appreciate even the simple things in nature.
4 Scientists study the world as it is; engineers create the world that has never been. -Theodore von Karman
The responsibility to understand and study the world as it is, is upto the scientists. But it is the engineers who have the vision to foresee a better world and strive for that.
5 At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions, it is a noble profession. — Queen Elizabeth II
Engineering is a profession that uses the knowledge imparted by science to find solutions to already existing problems. It has the ability to change the world for the better.
6 The ideal engineer is a composite. -Nathan W. Dougherty
An engineer is a scientist, a mathematician, a writer and many more things. He derives the necessary knowledge from various professions to find solutions to problems.
7 The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history. -James Kip Finch
The greatest turning points in history have always been possible due to the work of engineers. May it be the Industrial Revolution or The Internet Era, it has only been possible due to the innovations of engineers.
8 The scientist discovers a new type of material or energy and the engineer discovers a new use for it. -Gordon Lindsay Glegg
Whenever something new has been discovered, it is practically useless until a purpose for it has been found. The responsibility to do that is solely of the engineer.
9 Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world. -Isaac Asimov
The most beautiful and awe inspiring phenomena are studied by men of science. But the power to use all of that knowledge to bring about meaningful changes in the world rests upon the engineer.
10 A good scientist is a person with original ideas, a good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few ideas as possible. – Freeman Dyson
Engineers do not just study the theory of different subjects but also the implications of it on intelligent life. They have to consider the effect that it will have on the world and the people in it.
11 A good scientist is a person with original ideas, a good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few ideas as possible. – Freeman Dyson
Engineers have to come up with effective designs using as few components as possible. Their ability to achieve this is a testament to their ingenuity and creativity.
12 To the optimist, the glass is half full, to the pessimist, the glass is half empty, to the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. -Unknown
To see the practicality of every situation is the primary requirement of any engineer. It should be in the nature of any engineer to have an analytical mind that always foresees how something could be made better.
13 Engineers turn dreams into reality. – Hayao Miyazaki
Every innovation that has significantly changed the world started off as an absurd dream. An engineer is one who has the capacity to foresee the potential of any dream and work to make it a reality.
14 The history of engineering is really the history of breakages, and of learning from those breakages. -C.A. Claremont
To learn from failures and improve it is the most important value that engineering has. Engineering has always been about improving things and bringing about better versions of it.
15 One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. -Robert A. Heinlein
Any form of innovation that transcends the knowledge of a person, most often is perceived as supernatural. An engineer has the ability to bring about such innovations. In that aspect, an engineer is a magician.
1. Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing. – Henry Petroski
2. As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world – not just study it. -Henry Petroski
3. This job is a great scientific adventure, but it’s also a great human adventure. -Fabiola Gianotti
4. Scientists study the world as it is; engineers create the world that has never been. -Theodore von Karman
5. At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions, it is a noble profession. — Queen Elizabeth II
6. The ideal engineer is a composite. -Nathan W. Dougherty
7. The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history. -James Kip Finch
8. The scientist discovers a new type of material or energy and the engineer discovers a new use for it. -Gordon Lindsay Glegg
9. Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world. -Isaac Asimov
10. Engineering is not only a study of 45 subjects but it is moral studies of intellectual life. – Prakhar Srivastav
11. A good scientist is a person with original ideas, a good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few ideas as possible. – Freeman Dyson
12. To the optimist, the glass is half full, to the pessimist, the glass is half empty, to the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. -Unknown
13. Engineers turn dreams into reality. – Hayao Miyazaki
14. The history of engineering is really the history of breakages, and of learning from those breakages. -C.A. Claremont
15. One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. -Robert A. Heinlein
