by Cielo Panda
I magine . What would our world be like without engineers ? Pretty normal ? Would the world be the same ? Oh come on , this world may not even be livable without engineers . Imagine , if there were no Engineers , there would be no one to design the bridges you drive through . If there were no engineers , there would be no cars . If there were no engineers there would be no video game designers to support your lazy-ass games . If there were no engineers how could you even “ like ” this post from the internet ? Better yet , if there were no engineers , there would be no electricity in your area right now . I bet you didn ’ t realize , but almost every mechanical , electrical , structural body in your house or even neighborhood is run by engineers .
Engineering is one of the broadest fields of Science . It is subdivided into many divisions such as Civil Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Electrical and Electronics Engineering , Agricultural Engineering and the list goes on and on . The responsibilities of an engineer is undeniably very crucial in any part of the world . Unfortunately since it is the broadest , it is also one of the most difficult to understand . A lot of people don ’ t even know exactly what an engineer does , and this results in a shortage of people studying this field of Science .
The pictures on the right may be a bit too farfetched , but they speak for themselves . But if engineering really has an important role in our world , then why are the number of people studying them getting lesser and lesser ? There are a lot of factors that are inducing the shortage of engineers in our world . First is the most common , people don ’ t really understand what an engineer does . Some people even think that engineers are the people responsible for repairing vending machines . Some children think engineers are the people who drive “ choo-choo ” trains . These ideas were instilled onto a lot of people as kids . But if students , especially high school students are properly guided by their professors on what engineering really is and , what the different roles of engineers are in the community , then they would have a better understanding of what the engineering field is all about . Who knows they might want to take an engineering course in the university .
Another reason why people don ’ t invest themselves in the field of engineering is because , it doesn ’ t make you rich fast enough . A lot of people
Lyon Sprague DeCamp once said , “ The story of civilisation is , in a sense , the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man ’ s good .”
would rather spend their time taking up their MBA ’ s and open up a business . After all , business is the fastest way to make money .
Engineering is definitely a necessary profession in every part of the world . If people would understand the scope of engineering and its effect to our world today , there might not be any shortages . Engineers nowadays need to be given the right credit they deserve , so they themselves see their worth and importance as engineers .
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