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Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to solve problems. Engineers figure out how things work and find practical uses for scientific discoveries. While scientists and inventors often receive credit for innovations, engineers play a key role in developing and implementing innovations to improve life. The history of engineering includes monumental structures from the past like the Pyramids and Stonehenge, as well as modern achievements such as the International Space Station. Engineering is a core part of STEAM education and involves diverse fields like mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace, and nuclear engineering that each focus on designing and developing different types of complex systems and infrastructure.

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Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to solve problems. Engineers figure out how things work and find practical uses for scientific discoveries. While scientists and inventors often receive credit for innovations, engineers play a key role in developing and implementing innovations to improve life. The history of engineering includes monumental structures from the past like the Pyramids and Stonehenge, as well as modern achievements such as the International Space Station. Engineering is a core part of STEAM education and involves diverse fields like mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace, and nuclear engineering that each focus on designing and developing different types of complex systems and infrastructure.

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Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to solve problems.

Engineers figure out how


things work and find practical uses for scientific discoveries. Scientists and inventors often get the credit
for innovations that advance the human condition, but it is engineers who are instrumental in making
those innovations available to the world.

In his book, "Disturbing the Universe(opens in new tab)" (Sloan Foundation, 1981), physicist Freeman
Dyson wrote, "A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a
design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering."

The history of engineering is part and parcel of the history of human civilization. The Pyramids of Giza,
Stonehenge, the Parthenon and the Eiffel Tower stand today as monuments to our heritage of
engineering. Today's engineers not only build huge structures, such as the International Space
Station(opens in new tab) (ISS), but they are also building maps to the human genome and better,
smaller computer chips.

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Engineering is one of the cornerstones of STEAM education (formerly known as STEM education), an
interdisciplinary curriculum designed to motivate students to learn about science, technology,
engineering, the arts and mathematics.

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TYPES OF ENGINEERING

Mechanical engineering involves the design, manufacturing, inspection and maintenance of machinery,
equipment and components as well as control systems and instruments for monitoring their status and
performance. This includes vehicles, construction and farm machinery, industrial installations and a wide
variety of tools and devices.

Electrical engineering involves the design, testing, manufacturing, construction, control, monitoring and
inspection of electrical and electronic devices, machinery and systems. These systems vary in scale from
microscopic circuits to national power generation and transmission systems.

Electrical engineering systems vary in scale from microscopic circuits to national power generation and
transmission systems.
Electrical engineering systems vary in scale from microscopic circuits to national power generation and
transmission systems. (Image credit: Hinterhaus Productions via Getty Images.)

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Civil engineering involves the design, construction, maintenance and inspection of large infrastructure
projects such as highways, railroads, bridges, tunnels, dams and airports.

Aerospace engineering involves the design, manufacturing and testing of aircraft and spacecraft as well
as parts and components such as airframes, power plants, control and guidance systems, electrical and
electronic systems, and communication and navigation systems.

Nuclear engineering involves the design, manufacturing, construction, operation and testing of
equipment, systems and processes involving the production, control and detection of nuclear radiation.
These systems include particle accelerators and nuclear reactors for electric power plants and ships,
radioisotope production and research. Nuclear engineering also includes monitoring and protecting
humans from the potentially harmful effects of radiation.

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