Quote Interpretation
“I contend that we (engineers) are undervalued because of our widespread inability to explain what we do to the general public (and why it is so important). It is one of the hardest goals to accomplish, to be able to boil down difficult concepts into a short and easily understood presentation or elevator pitch.” Marybeth Miceli, President, Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, USA (2011) Interpretation Due to how broad the engineering field is, the vast majority of people think that engineering is merely putting things together when it is actually more than just that. Engineering is the application of both science, math and engineering design to solve problems and applying it in real-life such as planning, designing and building of machines, electrical systems, infrastructure etc. On top of that, t here are different types of engineering such as civil, mechanical, marine and many more and therefore, different purpose, application and job scope. In addition, engineering can be complex...