ABOUT ENGINEERING

What is
Engineering?

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

Engineers figure out how things work and find practical uses for scientific
discoveries.
HISTORY OF
ENGINEERING
The first engineer known by name and achievement
is Imhotep, builder of the Step Pyramid
at Saqqara, Egypt, probably about 2550 BCE.

The words engine and ingenious are derived from the

same Latin root, ingenerate, which means “to create.”

The early English verb engine meant “to contrive.”

Who is the father of
engineering in world?

• Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
• Engineers Day: Why India celebrates
Engineers Day on the birth
anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya
• The father of Indian engineering The
Economic Times.
 • Engineers design, evaluate, develop, test,
modify, install, inspect and maintain a wide
variety of products and systems.
What does an • They also recommend and specify materials and
engineer do? processes, supervise manufacturing and
construction, conduct failure analysis, provide
consulting services and teach engineering
courses in colleges and universities.
Engineering
functions PROBLEM SOLVING IS COMMON TO ALL GREAT IMPORTANCE IS THE PROCESS OF
ENGINEERING WORK. THE PROBLEM MAY CREATIVE SYNTHESIS OR DESIGN, PUTTING
INVOLVE QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE IDEAS TOGETHER TO CREATE A NEW AND
FACTORS; IT MAY BE PHYSICAL OR OPTIMUM SOLUTION.
ECONOMIC; IT MAY REQUIRE ABSTRACT
MATHEMATICS OR COMMON SENSE.
Why is engineering so
important?
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION HAS
LONG BEEN THE KEY TO US GROWTH
AND PROSPERITY, AND ENGINEERING
HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT DRIVER OF
THIS INNOVATION.
ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES INTEGRATE
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES WITH
PRACTICALLY ORIENTED RESEARCH,
PROVIDING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
THAT THEMSELVES CREATE WAYS OF
ACQUIRING NEW KNOWLEDGE.