The dollar is the final term in almost every equation which arises in the practice of engineering in any or all of its branches, except qualifiedly as to military and naval engineering, where in some cases cost may be ignored. — 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
