General Engineering Introduction/FAQ

What is engineering? Doing things first. What else is engineering? Design and Problem Solving. What is engineering design? Science, Business and Art. What is Science? Really serious playing. What is Business? Making Money. What is Art? Improving the quality of life. How is design different than Science? Design plays on paper or in a computer. How is design different than Business? Design focuses on the book of nature rather than human behavior. How is design different than Art? Design focuses on pattern and patterns within patterns rather than emotion. What makes science different than playing? A Notebook. Documentation so others can repeat what you have done. What makes engineering business different from making money? Money is a necessary by-product, not an end in itself. What makes engineering different than Art? Nothing. It is where artists can make a good living.