Re: New Current Interesting Link - Drawing on Ex

>But, there is after all, a whole world in materials science that goes
>beyond statics, dynamics, kinematics and the physical world, etc. I have
>been witness to engineers select the cheapest material and the wrong
>materials. And yep, they call themselves engineers.
It works both ways. I've run into metallurgists and materials scientists who know everything about materials except what makes them fail. It's fairly common in the forensic biz.

>I have seen many instances where an employer for example,
>wants a CAD designer with an engineering degree.
Engineering is an interesting trade. Unlike the law or medicine, you rarely find engineers practicing hands-on past the age of forty. And many engineers become middle management in their 30's and forget most of their professional skills. In the case of a CAD designer with an engineering degree, I daresay the person hiring such a person doesn't know what he's after.

Christopher Wright P.E.    |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
chrisw@skypoint.com        | this distance"   (last words of Gen.
___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)