Engineering Challenges of the 21st century.

In the book Engineering and the Mind’s Eye, chapter 6 discusses the origins of engineering, the need for experience and a PHd, the declining ability of design, gov’t support of engineering and the rise of engineering technology schools and its effect on the discipline. In another book, Revolt of the Engineers, chapter 7 and 8 discuss engineering reform and revolt surrounding membership and ownership when battling large enterprises that applied engineers as opposed to those with more theoretical education.

Despite the sea of changes the profession has gone to assert status, ownership and membership I believe personal views of status, ownership and membership of engineers and the engineering profession will always be overshadowed by the fundamental question of what societal problems need solving and how can engineers solve them.

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