Engineering
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| - | # the application of science to the needs of humanity | + | '''Engineering''' is a systematic enterprise of the application of science to the [[needs of humanity]]. Engineering is concerned with the application of [[science|scientific]], [[economics|economic]], social, and practical knowledge in order to [[design]], build, and maintain structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and [[process (engineering)|processes]]. It may encompass using insights to conceive, model and scale an appropriate solution to a problem or objective. The discipline of engineering is extremely broad, and encompasses a range of more specialized [[List of engineering branches|fields of engineering]], each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of technology and types of application. Engineering has a close relationship with science, and they are often considered in tandem with eachother. |
| - | # the work of an [[engineer]] | + | |
| - | # the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to use economically the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind | + | == See also == |
| + | * [[De re metallica]] | ||
| + | * [[Design]] | ||
| + | * [[Earthquake engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Engineer]] | ||
| + | * [[Engineering economics]] | ||
| + | * [[Engineering education]] | ||
| + | * [[Engineering education research]] | ||
| + | * [[Engineers Without Borders]] | ||
| + | * [[Forensic engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Global Engineering Education]] | ||
| + | * [[Industrial design]] | ||
| + | * [[Infrastructure]] | ||
| + | * [[Open hardware]] | ||
| + | * [[Reverse engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Science and technology]] | ||
| + | * [[Structural failure]] | ||
| + | * [[Sustainable engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Women in engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Planned obsolescence]] | ||
| + | * [[List of fictional scientists and engineers]] | ||
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Engineering is a systematic enterprise of the application of science to the needs of humanity. Engineering is concerned with the application of scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge in order to design, build, and maintain structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes. It may encompass using insights to conceive, model and scale an appropriate solution to a problem or objective. The discipline of engineering is extremely broad, and encompasses a range of more specialized fields of engineering, each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of technology and types of application. Engineering has a close relationship with science, and they are often considered in tandem with eachother.
See also
- De re metallica
- Design
- Earthquake engineering
- Engineer
- Engineering economics
- Engineering education
- Engineering education research
- Engineers Without Borders
- Forensic engineering
- Global Engineering Education
- Industrial design
- Infrastructure
- Open hardware
- Reverse engineering
- Science and technology
- Structural failure
- Sustainable engineering
- Women in engineering
- Planned obsolescence
- List of fictional scientists and engineers
