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

Subject: Engineering

Top 5 quotes from Engineering

"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
"Engineering is the art or science of making practical."
"Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race."
"Engineering is the practice of safe and economic application of the scientific laws governing the forces and materials of nature by means of organization, design and construction, for the general benefit of mankind."
"The ideal engineer is a composite ... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems."

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