He who designs an unsafe structure or an inoperative machine is a bad Engineer; he who designs them so that they are safe and operative, but needlessly expensive, is a poor Engineer, and … he who does the best work… — Henry R. Towne Copy Share Image
A railroad may have to be carried over a gorge or arroya. Obviously it does not need an Engineer to point out that this may be done by filling the chasm with earth, but only a Bridge Engineer is competent… — Henry R. Towne Copy Share Image
The monogram of our national initials, which is the symbol for our monetary unit, the dollar, is almost as frequently conjoined to the figures… — Henry R. Towne Copy Share Image
The dollar is the final term in almost every equation which arises in the practice of engineering in any or all of its branches,… — Henry R. Towne Copy Share Image
He who designs an unsafe structure or an inoperative machine is a bad Engineer; he who designs them so that they are safe and… — Henry R. Towne Copy Share Image
The Engineer is one who, in the world of physics and applied sciences, begets new things, or adapts old things to new and better… — Henry R. Towne Copy Share Image
A railroad may have to be carried over a gorge or arroya. Obviously it does not need an Engineer to point out that this… — Henry R. Towne Copy Share Image
