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Engineering. ... Through education! Thomas Telford, one of Scotland’s most noted engineers, shares his thoughts on education for an engineer in “from The Life of Thomas Telford. ... ” A career in engineering requires a good education which should include hands-on learning in order to help the engineer in his career in the real world.
Thomas Telford gives his experience with engineering in “from The Life of Thomas Telford”. ...
John Rennie speaks about his ideal education for an engineer. Rennie, known as a pioneer in railroad engineering, completed the Plymouth Breakwater and the London Bridge. ... Rennie also suggests that one learning about engineering should learn about all aspects of it because “they are all so intimately connected” (218). Rennie also suggests the schooling background that the pupil has should be “a sound elementary education in the several departments of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, natural philosophy, geography, geology, astronomy, chemistry, land and hydrographical surveying, as well as grammar, English composition, history, French, German, and Latin, according to the improved system of modern education” (219).
Approximate Word count = 801
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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