How can Engineers change the world?
As conscientious human beings, we have all often wondered (at least at some point of time) in our lives, does what we really do day-in and day-out make a difference to the world? I was recently gripped with a reflection on similar lines, when this question came to my mind. How can engineers change the world? or have they already changed the world as-know-it?
With technology to its aid, Engineering has literally shaped and molded our present world to what it is. If we step aside from the narrow-small understanding of Engineering as defined by mere degrees, there is really a great big world of awesome engineering marvels waiting to greet us. The platform on which am writing these words, stands testimony to it, since not long ago #-Link-Snipped-# had quoted these very lines of welcome to me- 'We here believe in the engineering spirit and have the motto that engineering is about the attitude, not the degree'.
I think, Innovation and the spirit of Engineering go hand-in-hand and at the intersection of the two 'change' happens. To take a leaf out of the achievements of the past, the pacemakers, scans, ultrasounds and other hi-tech gadgetry of medical field would not have existed had the engineers not been there. The likes of LIGO setup would not have been possible and humanity would have only 'dreamt' of leaving its footprints on distant celestial bodies, had it not been for engineering. The ubiquitous computers, smartphones, artificial intelligence, industrialisation even, have all been brought to life by engineering. So if all of this is any indication, the question of 'Can' gets negated automatically and only that of 'how engineering changes the world' remains.
I think,some of the future advances that would revolutionize the world would come from the fields of Automotive, Computer and Biotechnology engineering. The Nanoscale devices (carbon nanotube transistors), advancements in Prosthetics, Quantum Computing and Electrochemical Energy Technology are just some of the examples of engineering changing the face of the world.
A change where it effectively meets the need would, I think, truly herald a new future for all of the humanity. And we sure have a winner here in Engineering.
So What do you folks think on the subject? Would love to hear from you all too😀
With technology to its aid, Engineering has literally shaped and molded our present world to what it is. If we step aside from the narrow-small understanding of Engineering as defined by mere degrees, there is really a great big world of awesome engineering marvels waiting to greet us. The platform on which am writing these words, stands testimony to it, since not long ago #-Link-Snipped-# had quoted these very lines of welcome to me- 'We here believe in the engineering spirit and have the motto that engineering is about the attitude, not the degree'.
I think, Innovation and the spirit of Engineering go hand-in-hand and at the intersection of the two 'change' happens. To take a leaf out of the achievements of the past, the pacemakers, scans, ultrasounds and other hi-tech gadgetry of medical field would not have existed had the engineers not been there. The likes of LIGO setup would not have been possible and humanity would have only 'dreamt' of leaving its footprints on distant celestial bodies, had it not been for engineering. The ubiquitous computers, smartphones, artificial intelligence, industrialisation even, have all been brought to life by engineering. So if all of this is any indication, the question of 'Can' gets negated automatically and only that of 'how engineering changes the world' remains.
I think,some of the future advances that would revolutionize the world would come from the fields of Automotive, Computer and Biotechnology engineering. The Nanoscale devices (carbon nanotube transistors), advancements in Prosthetics, Quantum Computing and Electrochemical Energy Technology are just some of the examples of engineering changing the face of the world.
A change where it effectively meets the need would, I think, truly herald a new future for all of the humanity. And we sure have a winner here in Engineering.
So What do you folks think on the subject? Would love to hear from you all too😀
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