>It's funny that people want to own the word "engineer" for someone with >certified knowledge of fields which may have nothing to do with engines.
"Engineering" means much more than to do with just engines. It is a discipline to do with the application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical structures, machines, processes, and systems. "Engineering", the discipline, was around long before "engines" were. An example is Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian scientist and architect of the step pyramid. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
