I learned all this because my owner likes to teach people about science and engineering, and he lets me go along. Because some of you do projects for Science Fairs, I want to help out. CRA is a company that hires many different people. Some of them are Engineers. Click here to find out more about Engineers.
Science is an enormous topic.
Basically, science is the study of why the world is the way it is, from bacteria to volcanoes to stars. The application of this knowledge, or how people can use their understanding of the world to help society, is known as engineering. Try to imagine a job that has not benefited from science and engineering. Artists use paints and other materials that have been developed by scientists and engineers. Writers use computers, and machinery such as printing presses are used to distribute their work to you.