On 6/9/2020 10:53 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> EE is an art and not science
>
> That is NOT even slightly true. ART did not put us on the moon or build
> the Mars rovers. Engineering is the thoughtful application of scientific
> principles and knowledge to solve practical problems. Without science as
> a base, it's little more than the infinite number of monkeys and
> typewriters producing Shakespeare. Nearly all practical designs involve
> some compromises. Great engineering is selecting (sometimes innovating)
> those solutions which work well for the particular problem at hand.
There is an ongoing discussion group of the National Society of
Professional Engineers postulating over the differences between
curricula in Engineering (more emphasis on why it works) and Engineering
Technology (more emphasis on how it works). I refuse to get into that
"food fight". I had - and still have to some extent - no problem
getting my hands dirty (to the limit of my disabilities, that is).
Philip M. Kane Esq / P.E. - K2ASP
VP - General Counsel & Executive Engineer
CSI Telecommunications, Inc. - Consulting Engineers
San Francisco, CA - Beaverton, OR
(Main Office moving to Hamilton Landing, Novato, CA)
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