Engineering Quotes

452 quotes by 350 authors

I grew up hearing stories about how my maternal grandfather had put himself through engineering school in New York City. He saved money by walking… — Jason Kilar
As an undergrad, I studied engineering physics at the University of Oklahoma, and all my degrees are from engineering departments. My father wanted me to… — Paul McEuen
Lyndon Johnson is not a comfortable model for President Obama to imitate. He is an all-but-forgotten president - pilloried for the failed war in Vietnam… — Robert Dallek
My father would not pay for me to study anything but engineering or math in college. — Teri Hatcher
My stories are pretty simplistic, but the characters are always complex and always right, and that comes from the script and my research and reverse-engineering… — Tony Scott
Pools have their own uniqueness, design and engineering to depict culture, history or innovation. — Troy Dumais
My very first records, I was very interested in how you get the particular quality you want out of it, and I began to learn… — Todd Rundgren
For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math. — Buzz Aldrin
I never had a doubt that I wanted to do engineering. — Mo Ibrahim
We have grown accustomed to the wonders of clean water, indoor plumbing, laser surgery, genetic engineering, artificial joints, replacement body parts, and the much longer… — S. Jay Olshansky
Information theory began as a bridge from mathematics to electrical engineering and from there to computing. — James Gleick
At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession. — Queen Elizabeth II
In 1955, I got my degree in electrical-mechanical engineering. I realised, however, that my interest was less in practical applications than in the understanding of… — Francois Englert
You meet with a CEO or founder. You talk about sales, engineering, product management and give some ideas or suggestions. And the founder quickly understands… — Douglas Leone
I am fascinated by the engineering. The science of constructing and understanding why it stands. And I am drawn by the madness, the beauty, the… — Philippe Petit
I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were… — Henry Petroski
Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing. — Henry Petroski
Failure is central to engineering. Every single calculation that an engineer makes is a failure calculation. Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break… — Henry Petroski
Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail. — Henry Petroski
Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure. — Henry Petroski

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