[dhjp70]

I'm an Engineer who has interest in other areas other than engineering. Religion, cosmology and evolution are a few areas which I amincllined to read about from an amateur's perspective

[Overdog]

Welcome to Hypography!

[modest]

Hello dhjp70,

Welcome to hypography. My first year in college was toward the major of electrical engineering. I switched majors, but still think engineering is the noblest of scientific pursuits. As they say:

"Engineering is the professional art of applying science to the optimum conversion of natural resources to the benefit of man."

What kind of engineering do you practice?

~modest

[dhjp70]

Hi Modest,

Civil .

I don't quite subscribe to a definition as lofty!

Rather, Engineering is taking a principle and applying it to a practical situation.

dhjp70

[modest]

Originally Posted by dhjp70

Hi Modest,

Civil .

Very nice You could always spot a civil engineering student on his way to class at K-State by the t-square they carried. One of my best friends is a civil engineer.

Originally Posted by dhjp70

I don't quite subscribe to a definition as lofty!

Rather, Engineering is taking a principle and applying it to a practical situation.

dhjp70

You are too modest. Those words were spoken by Ralph J. Smith who was a professor of electrical engineering at stanford. I have his book "Electronics: Circuits and Devices" and I love the way he talks about engineering. There are some examples on this page:

Ralph J. Smith dies; professor emeritus of electrical engineering (2/97)

Welcome again to Hypography, where there's no shortage of practical minds finding practical solutions to practical situations

~modest