2.engineering Flashcards
Where does the word engineering come from.
The word “engineering” itself comes from the Latin ingenium, meaning “cleverness”, and ingeniare, meaning “to design or devise”.
How should science be thought of in relation to engineering.
think of science as a tool, a tool that engineers use – along with mathematics – to perform their unique duties
What is engineering and made up of?
Math is at the core of engineering, but what’s more important are the ideas and the applications.
What is the difference between scientists and engineers?
Scientists ask questions, But engineers want to take the answers to those questions and solve problems.
What was the first kind of engineering?
engineering originally referred specifically to military engineering.Military engineering involves designing and building military works, along with ways of communicating and transporting people and things. catapults, trebuchets, and siege towers. These types of war machines and military structures have been found as far back as 11th century BCE, by the Babylonians and Assyrians.
What was the second kind of engineering?
civil engineering. This branch had its official start around the 18th century. focuses on building structures of all kinds, along with highways, sanitation systems, and even entire cities.
What is the third kind of engineering.
mechanical engineering, invented in the 1700’s but, the 19th century led to an increasing focus on the machinery industry, focuses on machinery and mechanical systems, from robots to engines. the industrial revolution was led by mechanical engineers
Who created the steam engine, and who made it much more efficient.
Thomas Savery and Thomas Newcomen, they were Mechanical engineers. And so was James Watt, the Scottish scientist made their design much more efficient by recapturing the steam in the engine.
What is the forth kind of engineering?
Electrical engineering, deals with devices and systems that can range anywhere from microchips and cell phones to the giant power station generators that help supply energy to big cities. Electrical And mechanical engineers work together often.
What is the fifth kind of engineering?
chemical engineering, have a wide focus, designing and operating chemical plants that do things like refine oil and distill alcohol. also deal with food, medicine, the environment, and much more. involved with the preservatives and artificial flavors, and with the medicine.
what are the four main branches of engineering?
civil engineering
mechanical engineering
electrical engineering
chemical engineering
What do industrial engineers do?
optimize the facilities, equipment, and systems that many other engineers use to create their products. support class of the engineering world .
