The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering-that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature… — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
In the first 27 years of my life, I never had written a single non-technical word. I went to engineering college and… — Karan Bajaj Copy Share Image
I think my best skill as an architect is the achievement of hand-to-eye coordination. I am able to transfer a sketch into… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
The time is probably near when a new system of architectural laws will be developed, adapted entirely to metallic construction. — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, I'm an engineer. I'm always thinking about, what's the task and how do I get it done? And some of my… — Michael Porter Copy Share Image
A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end… — Louis Kahn Copy Share Image
Changes to weather patterns that move crop production areas around - we'll adapt to that. It's an engineering problem, and it has… — Rex Tillerson Copy Share Image
Once we have a nice, conceptual sketch and rendering and design approved, then it's really about pinpointing what's functional and what's not,… — James Pearse Connelly Copy Share Image
After my schooling, I was not thrilled by the idea of treading the usual doctor-engineer line. I wanted to pursue something artistic,… — Keerthy Suresh Copy Share Image
That is the future, and it is probably nearer than we think. But our primary problem as universities is not engineering that… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share Image
“Computer engineers of today are likely to find that if they have a two-week holiday they may miss a crucial new development… — James Essinger Copy Share Image
Problems in human engineering will receive during the coming years the same genius and attention which the nineteenth century gave to the… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
The Presidency is not merely an administrative office. Thats the least of it. It is more than an engineering job, efficient or… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Design is an art of situations. Designers respond to a need, a problem, a circumstance, that arises in the world. The best… — Ellen Lupton Copy Share Image
To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories: (1) things that need to be… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Engineering, like poetry, is an attempt to approach perfection. And engineers, like poets, are seldom completely satisfied with their creations. They notice,… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
Virtually any pointed edifice is considered a candidate for alien engineering. After all, how could the Egyptians or Mayans have possibly stacked… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
The environmental crisis has deep spiritual, philosophical, and religious roots and causes. It is not merely the result of bad engineering. — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
If I had one singular galvanizing ambition in life, I would try to reverse engineer toward it, but I don't. — Chelsea Clinton Copy Share Image
“It was a dream project for Tesla, and Westinghouse was awarded the contract. Construction began immediately, and Tesla would oversee it. Progress… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
It was very useful to learn the history, the theory, and the art of building from a practical background. — Mario Botta Copy Share Image
I'm thrilled to share the story of my journey in building Eventbrite and what I've learned along the way as a working… — Julia Hartz Copy Share Image
Engineering is treated with disdain, on the whole. It's considered to be rather boring and irrelevant, yet neither of those is true. — James Dyson Copy Share Image
The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise... — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Designing wasn't something that I was always into, but I wasn't able to find clothes that I wanted to wear. I wanted… — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
I do think it is very important that the religious communities do try to bring their teachings and their insights to bear… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own, but will… — Thales Copy Share Image
The lockdown, in general, left me with a sense of needing to become more independent and instead of being intimidated, I decided… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
Most people don't realize that it's not just minorities who don't do well in science and engineering - quite frankly, you're talking… — Freeman A. Hrabowski III Copy Share Image
“A top-notch engineer is worth three hundred times or more than an average engineer.… I’d rather lose an entire incoming class of… — Laszlo Bock Copy Share Image
“Mishka has his “project”; and this young architect, unable to build buildings, takes pride and pleasure from the careful drafting of hotel… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens. — Cesar Pelli Copy Share Image
I'm more of an engineer with a law degree than I am a lawyer with an engineering degree in terms of how… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
“You start off as Mr X, who happens to be an engineer, and sooner or later you're just an engineer who happens… — Antal Szerb Copy Share Image
There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
I actually moved from engineering to acting. I think what's important is how talented and passionate you are. — Kriti Sanon Copy Share Image
Training the eye is the most important way to gain an appreciation and understanding of good design in busienss management. — Van Day Truex Copy Share Image
If I look at my own growth, I started in product design. And we grew and created new products, and we were… — Marcel Wanders Copy Share Image
