Index

A

• Administration, 65, 87
• Agricultural Revolution, 7, 13
• Analytical modeling, 51
• Applying for jobs, 93–105
• Archimedes, 15, 59, 78, 80
• Archytas of Taras, 15, 148
• Aristotle, 15, 49, 77
• Artist, 4–5
• Asimov, Isaac, 60, 159
• ASTM, 52, 71

B

• Back-of-the-envelope calculations, 52–53
• Bacon, Roger, 17
• BE (bachelor of engineering), 23–31, 34–35
• Becquerel, Antoine-Henri, 59
• Beveridge, W.I.B., 55, 59
• The Big Bang Theory (TV series), 3, 69
• Boyle, Willard, 58–59
• Build, 4–5, 48
• Business, 19, 63–68
• Business person, 4–5
• Byzantines (medieval), 16–17

C

• Capek, Karel, 61
• Career: advance, 10–11, 37, 115–120; keep, 107–113; start, 93–105
• Career types: government, 86, 89–91, 98; industry, 86, 88–89, 98; university, 85–88, 98
• Chemical engineer, 7–8
• Civil engineer, 8–9
• Clarke, Arthur C., 61, 159–160, 169
• Communication skills, 30–31, 129–136
• Computational analysis, 51
• Computer age, 18
• Conferences, 130, 157
• Consultant, 4–5
• Consulting engineer, 88
• Copernicus, Nicolaus, 18
• Copyright, 65, 164–165, 170
• Courses, 7–9, 24–25
• Creativity (ways to help), 55–61, 76–77
• Culture, 3, 155

D

• Da Vinci, Leonardo, 17, 79–80
• Deinokrates of Alexandria, 15
• Degrees (at university), 10–11, 23–31, 33–38
• Design, 4, 48
• Disclosure statement, 165
• Disposal engineer, 4, 88
• Dispose, 4–5, 48, 88
• Doctorate, 33–38, See also PhD,

E

• Eastern Civilizations, 15–16
• Economics (See also Business): budgets, 64; donations, 65; expenses, 65; grants, 65; salaries, 66; sales, 64–65; Egyptians (ancient), 14–15
• Electrical engineer, 8–9
• Employment: contract, 86, 88–89, 94; full-time, 85, 88–89, 94; part-time, 87–89, 94; permanent, 85, 88–89, 94
• Engineer(s): artist, 4–5; business person, 4–5; definition, 3–4; ethicist, 4–5; scientist, 4–5; types of, 7–11
• Escape velocity formula, 150
• Ethicist, 4–5
• Ethics, 69–74, 156, See also Values
• Exams, 27, 31; See also Quizzes and Tests
• Experimental testing, 51–52

F

• Faraday, Michael, 59
• Fermi, Enrico, 59
• Feynman, Richard, 72–73, 77
• Finite element analysis, 51
• Fleming, Alexander, 59
• Future trends and technologies, 19, 153–161

G

• Galvani, Luigi, 59
• Goals, 117–118
• Government jobs, 89–91, 98
• Grants, 43, 65, 90, 133
• Greeks (ancient), 15, 49, 75, 78, 116, 148

H

• Herbert, George, 149
• Heron of Alexandria, 16, 148
• Heron of Byzantium, 17
• Hibbeler, R.C., 135
• Hicks, Tyler G., 135
• History (of engineering), 7, 13–19, 39–40, 49, 59–60, 153–155
• Hooke, Robert, 79
• Hooke’s Law formula, 79

I

• Imhotep, 15
• Industrial Revolution, 7, 18
• Industry jobs, 88–89, 98
• Inspect, 4–5, 48
• Intellectual property (IP), 163–170
• Internet age, 18
• Interviewing for a job, 101–103, 131
• ISO, 52, 71

J

• Jobs, 85–91, See also Career and Career types
• Journal articles, 78–79, 133, 135–136, 158
• Justinian (Roman emperor), 17

K

• Kekulé, Friedrich August, 60
• Ktesibios of Alexandria, 15
• Kuhn, Thomas, 59, 153–154

L

• Laboratory exercises, 28, 51–52
• Leadership skills, 4–5, 137–145
• Learning styles, 29–30
• Lecture(r), 87
• Lifecycle of a product, 47–49

M

• Maintenance engineer, 88
• Management engineer, 89
• Mandelbrot, Benoit, 59
• Mathematical modeling, 51
• Mechanical engineer, 8–10
• ME (master of engineering), 11, 33–38
• Mesopotamians (ancient), 14
• Military, 17, 80, 90, 155

N

• NASA, 61, 72, 77, 150, 160
• NDA (non-disclosure agreement), 66, 157, 165–166
• Networking for a job, 25, 29–30, 99–101, 117
• Newton, Isaac, 18, 153
• Nuclear age, 18

O

• On-site field observations, 52
• Operations engineer, 88

P

• Pasteur, Louis, 59
• Patent, 66, 90, 133, 164, 168–169
• PDF (post-doctoral fellow or fellowship), 33–38
• Penzias, Arno, 59
• Personal organization skills, 29, 121–127
• Personal traits of an engineer, 75–82
• PhD (doctor of philosophy), 33–38; See also Doctorate
• Politics and technology, 155
• Power law formula, 100
• Priority management, 29, 121–127
• Problem solving, 50–53
• Production engineer, 88
• Professional engineering: certification, 40–41; designation, 40–41; membership, 41–42; society, 39–44
• Professor(s), 34, 85–88
• Project planning, 49–50, 117–118

Q

• Quality control engineer, 88
• Quizzes, 27, 31; See also Tests and Exams

R

• R&D engineer, 88
• Religion and technology, 16–17, 155
• Renaissance, 17, 79
• Repair, 4–5, 48
• Research(er), 34–36, 49–53, 87, 153–158, 160
• Resources, 156–159
• Resumé (or CV), 96–97, 166
• Retirement, 173–178
• Roentgen, Wilhelm, 59
• Romans (ancient), 16
• Royalty, 66, 166, 176

S

• Salary, 64, 66, 94, 117
• Sales, 64
• Sales engineer, 88
• Scholarship, 43, 66, 175
• Science, 19, 47–53, 59–60, 153–155
• Science fiction, 60–61, 159–160, 169
• Scientific method, 49–50
• Scientific Revolution, 7, 18, 49, 59, 153
• Scientist, 4–5
• Screw, 148–149
• Screw torsion formula, 149
• Smith, George, 58
• Socrates, 75, 116
• Space age, 18
• Space shuttle, 72–73, 77, 150
• Space stations, 80, 149–151
• Speaking skills, 30–31, 129–133
• Spencer, Percy, 59
• Star Trek (TV series), 3, 61
• Straton of Lampsakos, 15
• Student(s), 23–31, 74
• Study buddy or group, 30

T

• Team(s), 30, 80, 139–140, 154–155
• Technical officer, 87
• Technical school (or college), 23–24, 26
• Tesla, Nikola, 5–6, 60, 81, 168–169, 177
• Test (for quality assurance), 88
• Tests, 27, 31; See also Quizzes and Exams
• Time management, 29, 121–127
• Trade secret, 166
• Trademark, 66, 165
• Training (or mentoring), 4–5, 28–29, 36–37, 111, 131, 140, 144, 175

U

• University degree, 23–31, 33–36
• University jobs, 85–88, 98

V

• Values, 5, 19, 70; See also Ethics
• Verne, Jules, 61, 159
• Vision, 4, 138
• Vitruvius, Marcus, 16

W

• War and technology, 17, 80, 90, 155
• Watt, James, 18
• Wells, H.G, 61
• Wilson, Robert, 59
• Work practicum, 28–29
• Writing skills, 30–31, 133–136, 171, 176