A guide to engineering
- Douaa El Idrissi
- 9 nov. 2021
- 2 min de lecture
Dernière mise à jour : 1 déc. 2021
What’s engineering?
Engineering is a discipline dedicated to problem-solving. It consists of designing, testing, and building using maths and science. Engineering is considered to be an occupation with an extremely wide reach covering many fields and skills such as the scientific method, mathematics, creativity, etc…
Different “branches” of engineering:
From designing programs to overseeing and supervising maintenance operations for major structures, the extremely large variety of tasks is one of the greatest assets of engineering work.
Historically, engineering was divided into four boards: chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical. Each of these disciplines covers several branches in an enormous range of fields.
Examples of engineering branches:
-Aerospace engineering: design, construct and operate aircraft, aerospace vehicles, and propulsion systems
-Agricultural engineering: involved with conserving and developing the world's natural resources including soil, water, land, rivers, and forests.
-Chemical engineering: concerned with the ways in which raw materials are changed into useful and commercial end products.
-Civil engineering: concerned with all types of structures including dams, bridges, pipelines, roads, towers, and buildings.
The importance of engineering in our life:
For ages, engineering has turned fantasy into something that is useful. The basic principle of engineering has always been about solving complex issues and making our lives simple, safe, and productive!
It is considered one of the key influences that shape our society. In fact, it has completely changed the world we live in from modern homes to the latest mobile technologies.
Some famous engineers:
Edith Clarke: in 1918 she became the 1st woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from MIT. In 1912, she received her first patent for the CLARK CACULATOR: a device used to solve electric power transmission line issues.
drawing by Basma Bouchmait.
Bouchard Baibanou: in addition to being a mountain climber (1st Moroccan woman to climb Mount Everest and the seven peaks: Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimandjaro, Elbrouz, Massif Vinson, Puncak Jaya) she’s also an engineer. After working in the public sector, she decided to create her own company named after her own name
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