T. J. Hoover and J. C. L. Fish on Engineering
Engineering is the professional and systematic application of science to the efficient utilization of natural resources to produce wealth.
Samuel C. Florman on Engineering
Engineering is the art or science of making practical.
S. E. Lindsay on Engineering
Engineering is the practice of safe and economic application of the scientific laws governing the forces and materials of nature by means of organization, design and construction, for the general benefit of mankind.
Ralph J. Smith on Engineering
Engineering is the professional art of applying science to the optimum conversion of natural resources to the benefit of man.
R. E. Hellmund on Engineering
Engineering is an activity other than purely manual and physical work which brings about the utilization of the materials and laws of nature for the good of humanity.
N. W. Dougherty on Engineering
The ideal engineer is a composite ... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems.
L. M. K. Boelter on Engineering
Engineers participate in the activities which make the resources of nature available in a form beneficial to man and provide systems which will perform optimally and economically.
Henry G. Stott on Engineering
Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race.