Definition of engineer and engineering and major branches of engineering.

What is Engineer?

-Someone who designs, builds or maintains engines, machines, or structures;

-An engineer is a person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain engines and machines or structures such as roads, railways, and bridges.(Collins Dictionary)

           “Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.”

                                                                                                        ― James A. Michener

 

             

What is the Full form of Engineer? 

First of all, there is no exact full form of Engineer.  We can set full form of ENGINEER to understand characteristics of an Engineer. See below:

E-Energetic
N-Knowledgeable
G-Genius
I-Inventive
N-Never gives up
E-Enterprising
E-Exacting
R-Resourceful

What is Engineering?

-The application of basic concepts of science in actual/real life is known as engineering.

- “The branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures”.(Oxford Dictionary)

The word engineer (Latin ingeniator) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to create, generate, contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness")

What is the major Disciplines of Engineering?

Engineering is a broad field that is divided into various disciplines and sub-disciplines. However, all Engineering degrees are based on one (or a combination) of the 4 major disciplines of Civil, Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

1. Civil Engineering 

• Environmental engineering
• Geotechnical engineering 
• Structural engineering
• Mining engineering
• Transport engineering
• Water resources engineering

2. Mechanical Engineering

• Vehicle engineering
• Power plant engineering
• Energy engineering
• Thermal engineering
• Optomechanical engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Acoustical engineering

3. Electrical Engineering

• Electronic engineering
• Computer engineering
• Power engineering
• Optical engineering

4. Chemical Engineering

• Materials engineering
• Biomolecular engineering
• Molecular engineering
• Process engineering
• Corrosion engineering   .