Advance, advance is the key word when describing the human race to prove that we are the superior race. Ever since the discovery of technology we have linked our minds together for the persistence of progress to modify the aspects all around us for the better. It’s amazing that a simple interest in the beginning will change everything down to a distinct thought. History has proven that the steps forward in technology within engineering have grown larger and are concluded at a more rapid rate and within the last twenty years. Such a large amount has improved so rapid as cities grow and technology advances, engineering is moving along with the tide. Engineers that grow and see their world of work improve every day because of certain advances in technology all depending on their field. This how engineering features evolved into what they are today from within the last two decades; and how the change will continue to advance as modern Technology embraces a post-modern era.
Engineering has existed since the earliest times of culture and perhaps is one of the older lines of labor on earth (the earliest invention of engineering goes back as early as the invention of the wheel). It’s extraordinary that we came so far since the discovery of the wheel. The technology that has been accomplished today just engulfs the minds of people. Everyday modern technology is taken over the minds of people and they continue to adapt to the modern changes within the ever changing society.
Through centuries there are trails left by ancient engineering and has differed from our technology today. Through the ancient era there has been astounding and un-answering feats of engineering. Like the great pyramids of Egypt and the great coliseums of Rome. They manufactured these man-made objects so big with no industries, and no mechanical machinery. Coliseums, pyramids, and breathe taking sculptures.
In those early days, engineers were considered high class; they were treated like royalty along with priests and other higher royalty. They were always working with their hands, they were first to learn geometry and scale of things bigger than them. They were always fed even if they weren’t the gatherers or the hunters. Early engineers figured they could make a geometric scale of where to build so it relates to their gods/ god to whatever belief. Much like engineers in Great Britain through crusades that ended the dark ages, churches were popping up everywhere and engineers were always needed.
So the Egyptians will always have their place in history, living in a desert area (but still close to water) and created these massive pyramids much like the Aztecs that but are totally unrelated. It shows that early civilizations were much more advanced than initially known. How did these people make these huge (now some of the greatest ancient engineering artifacts known to man) structures with only man-power?
Engineering and science may not be able to explain certain things simply but to explain engineering; you got to sum it up in poetic fashion.
(“The application of science to the optimum conversion of the resources of nature to the uses of humankind). The field has been defined by the Engineers Council for Professional Development, in the United States, as the creative application of “scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or Manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property.” ("Engineering") as it is as to build any type of a colossal (like the Romans or the Egyptians) using all different types of aspects and advanced technical, mathematical, and strategic works to build or fix any given material.
The 70’s and the rolling 80’s brought smooth, grove cars and the learning of a computer, then the 90’s hit with a revolutionary invention and discovery of the internet. When the technology is rolling, there is always another link to the next step. Now in our era cars are more efficient and sky scrapers are popping up in every growing city. Engineering has seen its day on earth and has advanced so much a space now it is being launched through our atmosphere and into space. The space center has grown over the past decade and is a immaculate scale of what the humankind has accomplished. Every day the next step appears to be nearer then the previous. As humanity continues to stride on its evolutionary stroll through history and how engineering grows alongside of technology.
Now we are beginning to see the future of engineering, sky scrapers cover New York’s sky casting massive shadows over the city. Engineering is a feature that is used in our everyday life. Everyday examples of human kind’s masterful engineering feats are modern day transportation, skyscrapers, everything down to the Homes we live in. Life is revolutionized around the sciences of engineering. Future cities are being engineered into prospected cites that are growing ridiculously monthly all around the world. Building plans that seem outrageous to even to with stand weather are now formulated with new materials and new building techniques. These cities are just a small glimpse into our future world; they are significantly cropped all over the world and have shown a key to some of the greatest potential architectural engineering accomplishments. India recently has some of the fastest growing cities in the world, thanks to their growing economic system. They’re said to be engineering one of the first future cities in our modern era and bring us to see what post-modern will look like. .
Future cities have been a big discussion to just how they’re going to look. History channel ran a program on what future cities will look like and just how advance will they be. Though the ones that are in the cut between modern and post-modern, shown a rapid increase in population almost every day. These are mainly growing cities with growing economics. Dubai, India is the fastest growing city in the world is the main prospect for being the future city. The architect is going to be out of this world, where the skyscrapers will be in the shape of flames. This is truly a move forward in engineering, cites all around will compete to be the next major city. ("Engineering)
Engineers are facing a dawn of a new age and their work is changed all in an instance of the advance. Engineering in all fields is a growing power in the all areas of the work force even in these weak economic times. One example is genetic engineering, in the last two decades this field has grown extensively because of technical advances and, also, ‘has lead to many of the big scientific genetic theories to be verified. Their field of work is much like a research scientist. Genetic engineering has proven an important role among society also, ground breaking research is taken almost every day and possibly holds answers to fret out, and become medical phenomenons. Chemical engineering plays a huge role as one of the newest types of engineering and is highly related back to the oil industry fifty years ago making it a profession. It takes basic resources and creates materials in chemical reactions. Technology has shown like in genetics, it will continue in progress to evolve and break past the modern era as a stepping stone.
Working conditions vary on field, like a genetic engineer in a science lab. Employment is especially varied on the working conditions. The most employed are in the electrical or computer area of work. All fields are growing extensively and the occupational outlook is growing in the years. Engineers will always be needed so it is a profession that can never expire and as long as technology keeps advancing.
Ones who are in the manager position must have an outlook of the project and prepare to avoid any problems that might avert the completion of the plan. In this field the men and woman that are in the manager position must prepare the procedures they must go through and the usual actions they must fore take. They face many obstacles and in the preparations and it is very important that they handle them with excellent communication skills. Their communication skills are used excessively, they must figure in so many numbers. They talk with upper ranks of management and contractors, contractors with their equipment and materials and who their suppliers are, and mangers involved in financials or marketing. Hiring employees, budgets of employees, the training for the staff, and all their required materials and needs, and must supervise maintenance, employees, the operation, machinery, and etc. ("Engineering and Natural Sciences Mangers”)
To become a manager they usually must start out as a “grunt” engineer and work their way up the ladder. It’s required that managers should have superior knowledge over the work of the minor jobs of their employment. The more experienced and respected you become through the years of a job (like any other job where you can move up). Earnings move up in the years and vary upon the responsibility and on the role. If one makes it to the top positions can or could possibly earn up to/or around 150,000 annually.
Though it may seem dull and boring and all it is worth is a paycheck, there is much more than that. A slight discretion could easily apply to any one who may be seeking something worth doing in their life. Engineering is a job that is very broad and keeps going it is more than a job for some and it is piecing artwork together that could be standings for decades, maybe even a century depending on the gratitude and significances. “Color is a very critical thing. I've found that architects don't like colors. Engineers too. And so somebody has to stand in. Because this is the finish of it. It is the emotional part of a structure. I had great satisfaction in doing that.”(Hench)
Many mangers running engineering projects may face problems. Every plan has its ups and downs and its not just pen to paper. Figuring numbers and calculating money maybe a daily part that comes along with the job. Mishaps happen, like an employee messes up or an ecological landscape might be in the way. You have to look into all aspects like the area, people you employ, figures, money, and other companies. For a manager it seems like a one person standpoint where that person has to stand up and be a leader. No job is easy but there is so many roles of an engineer that it is like picking candy and you just got to get your flavor or occupation.
Engineering has become a culture to those who chose, those that are in a related field of an architect engineer take their work to heart. Here’s a quote that shows how much soul they take in their work. “Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race”. (Scott). The artistic view has come with engineering; Vatican is an amazing example of the work of art spread through out Gods palace. Angels and Demons (is very commonly known now that the movie was a box office hit) shows scenes of the stunning architecture and how all across town it all pieces together and makes the Vatican into one big construction of art. Vatican is not the only city that has been built into that way, another is America’s very own capitol Washington D.C. From the start Washington was a freemason and wanted the capitol city to be built with some meaning, and all the monumental buildings seem to be built in place of some significance. Freemasons were very skilled engineers and seemed to build their work using very carefully placed geometrical scales to line up in all somehow equally hiding a meaning. Like biting into an apple and it taste like an orange, they definitely had an artistic meaning the monumental accolades.
Though this job has become such a view on one’s own art of “hands on work”, mainly for this reason the field of engineering has become so much more dominated by men. Since the dawn of days it has always been looked at that a man gets his hands dirty and a female does not (a great example would be the nuclear 1950’s era of the stay at home mom and the 9-5 dad). A main point to why females are not the ones going out and doing the labor is the perception of being feminine. Here’s a quote that shows how much soul they take in their work. “Engineering is the professional art of applying science to the optimum conversion of natural resources to the benefit of man”. (smith)

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