I kind of think of engineering like the chefs at a restaurant. Nobody's going to deny chefs are integrally important, but there's also so many other people who contribute to a great meal.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
I am an engineer, but what I find important and necessary is that you just learn things as you go along.
Engineering is a fantastic base for any career.
I like engineering, but I love the creative input.
Engineering stimulates the mind.
Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.
The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain goals, and to function.
Engineering stimulates the mind. Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things. When the schools can offer that, you'll have an engineer for life.
I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering.
Particularly if you're a good engineer, there's a lot of ways you can make money, but to actually have an impact on the world is rare, and when you find an opportunity for that, it's very special.
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