Stephan Timoshenko - Strength of Materials, theories of plates & shells, theory of structures and advanced dynamics. Can't get out of a civil engineering program w/o learning about this guy.
Ihor Sikorsky - "the Father of the Helicopter" - born in Kyiv
William Dzus - in 1932 invented a screw fastener that did not become loose under vibration. The Dzus fastener was used on aircraft and military vehicles and greatly helped the American World War II effort.
The sad truth of the matter is no one knows what engineers do, they think it's a fancy title. They don't realize "real" engineers are licensed like doctors and lawyers (EIT, PE, etc.) to build things.
It may be a sad truth, but who really cares? A "PE" (professional engineer) license is supposed to show that the holder is competent in his practice thus ernsuring the public safety. Sounds nice, but if the public doesn't know enough about what engineers do to find a 'PE' in the first place then it seems the law has been watered down.
In most states it's considered a felony to refer to yourself as a professional engineer if you don't have a state license. (The license requires producing evidence of graduating from an accredited engineering school (4 years) plus 4 years work experience under the supervision of a licensed engineer plus passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (8 hour test) plus passing the PE test which is another 8 hour exam) Some states even loosen this to apply to the single term of 'engineer' This legal definition hasn't prevented companies such as Microsoft from using "Certified Engineer" titles. Does the public know that there is a difference? Doesn't seem so.
Another part of the problem is the H1-B Visa situation which allows for the influx of foriegn professionals. Not enough engineers, then import them. Despite the laws, they get payed less thus depressing the overall engineering earning potential. This influx also dampens the percentage of students in engineering since most people will not enter a low paying profession if they see a better alternative. These days that means getting an MBA & going into 'business'.
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Plenty exist in the forefront of modern life:
all the desktops in my architecture practice ...
Architecture as in buildings? How do you get around the need for AutoCAD (ie. distributing .dwg files for backgrounds to consultants etc.)
The sad truth of the matter is no one knows what engineers do, they think it's a fancy title. They don't realize "real" engineers are licensed like doctors and lawyers (EIT, PE, etc.) to build things.
It may be a sad truth, but who really cares? A "PE" (professional engineer) license is supposed to show that the holder is competent in his practice thus ernsuring the public safety. Sounds nice, but if the public doesn't know enough about what engineers do to find a 'PE' in the first place then it seems the law has been watered down.
In most states it's considered a felony to refer to yourself as a professional engineer if you don't have a state license. (The license requires producing evidence of graduating from an accredited engineering school (4 years) plus 4 years work experience under the supervision of a licensed engineer plus passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam (8 hour test) plus passing the PE test which is another 8 hour exam) Some states even loosen this to apply to the single term of 'engineer' This legal definition hasn't prevented companies such as Microsoft from using "Certified Engineer" titles. Does the public know that there is a difference? Doesn't seem so.
Another part of the problem is the H1-B Visa situation which allows for the influx of foriegn professionals. Not enough engineers, then import them. Despite the laws, they get payed less thus depressing the overall engineering earning potential. This influx also dampens the percentage of students in engineering since most people will not enter a low paying profession if they see a better alternative. These days that means getting an MBA & going into 'business'.