### social profession:

Engineering
* All engineering is about making life easier and better for mankind.
* Most engineering involves making things work.
* applies science to practical problems
  - scientific principles to the solutions of practical problems
* are discipline
  - rooms
* broad discipline which is often broken down into several sub-disciplines.
* can create products and economic wealth out of nothing but mere ideas and raw materials
  - lead to research, design, and field work
* challenging profession because it makes a difference to everyone's lives.
* combines statistics with engineering.
* complex and creative field that is undergoing constant change.
* controls refers to ventilation systems and containment structures.
* creative activity based on science applied with art and skill
  - process
  - profession, nursing, a service profession
* discipline that provides such open-endedness.
* encompasses design, mechanics, dynamics and strength of materials.
* exists in a landscape that is as much social as scientific and technological.
* field in which on communication between individuals and groups of individuals.
* field of compromise
  - dramatically increasing opportunity for women
  - study and practice most commonly associated with application activities
  - so diverse that many people are unsure what engineers actually do
  - that advances the boundaries of knowledge and tests the laws of nature
* has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people
  - role to play in almost all the sectors of industry
* high growth field.
* highly respected field of study.
* involves finding technological solutions to environmental problems.
* involves the bringing into reality of concepts and ideas
  - management of risks
  - use of technology to harness natural resources for the benefit of mankind
  - utilization of natural resources
* is about changing the way the world is
  - design, making things happen and solving problems
  - people working with people to make the future happen
* is almost as old as human life on earth
  - entirely applied physics
* is an application
  - art rather than a science
* is an exciting and creative profession in which people can turn ideas into reality
  - profession because engineers can improve the way the world operates
  - important and learned profession
  - international profession
  - as much a way of thinking as it specific discipline
* is based on mathematics and the natural sciences
  - the application of science
  - bridges, superstructures, transistors and chemical processes
  - central to the economic development of the state and the nation
  - concerned with efficiency, economy, and safety
  - different from science
  - mainly a mental occupation
  - more than a scientific discipline
  - possibly the only profession that is taught largely by non-practitioners
  - presented as a solution to fire hazards
  - problem solving
  - quite different from science
  - simply the application of basic laws to solve problems for humanity
* is the act of producing a new depth or new compilation of logical thought
  - adaptation of science to the real world
* is the application of science to problems related to the needs of society
  - scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends
* is the application of scientific principles to provide practical solutions to problems
  - toward practical ends
* is the art of balancing accuracy with the resources available
  - creating and improving things
  - or science of making practical
  - bridge between basic sciences and practical problems
  - corner stone of all rural and industrial economies
  - nation s second largest profession
* is the only major profession that one can enter with a four-year university education
  - profession for which the baccalaureate professional degree
  - planning, managing and controlling technology to meet human needs and wants
  - practical application of technology and information technology
* is the profession of creative problem solving
  - that puts scientific knowledge to practical use
  - professional field most closely related to technology
  - rigorous application of technical knowledge
* is the science and art of efficient dealing with materials and forces
  - the art of utilizing the forces and materials of nature
  - step in the development process at which cost savings can best be ensured
  - the application of science and math to real world issues and objects
  - used in the study of processing and packaging
  - vital to making the world a safe, productive, efficient place to live
  - where social reality is made
* key driver of innovation and human development.
* licensed profession in all states
* principles an important role in design of useful products.
* problem-solving discipline, and problems are solved in teams.
  - in transition
* profession that applies scientific knowledge for the benefit of society
  - encourages and rewards creativity
* provide workplace barriers that prevent or reduce worker exposure to harmful substances.
* social activity
  - enterprise that uses design to solve problems
* specific profession which uses science and mathematics to solve technical problems.
* testing and experimentation stage involving cycles of analysis and synthesis.
* thought, labor and creativity-intensive endeavor.
* unified and coherent body of knowledge.
* uses science in order to make things.
* very diverse discipline
  - large field
* wide range of activities that can be described best in terms of functions.
+ Engineering, What is it?: Technology
  * Engineering is a big subject.