What is Engineering?: Crash Course Engineering #1

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In our first episode of Crash Course Engineering, Shini explains what engineering is, and gives a brief overview of its four main branches (civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical) as well as a look at some of the other fields of engineering.

Crash Course Engineering is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOqJzeaJAV15Tq0tZ1vKj7ZV

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RESOURCES:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/engineering
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/engineer
http://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/23915
https://www.britannica.com/technology/military-engineering
https://www.britannica.com/technology/civil-engineering
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm
http://me.columbia.edu/what-mechanical-engineering
https://www.britannica.com/technology/history-of-technology/The-Industrial-Revolution-1750-1900
https://www.livescience.com/44186-who-invented-the-steam-engine.html
https://www.britannica.com/technology/steam-engine
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/college-to-career/chemistry-careers/chemical-engineering.html
https://www.livescience.com/47499-what-is-engineering.html
https://www.livescience.com/48134-what-is-chemical-engineering.html
https://www.livescience.com/47702-aerospace-engineering.html
https://www.livescience.com/47749-nuclear-engineering.html
https://www.livescience.com/48001-biomedical-engineering.html
http://time.com/money/4920319/the-1-college-major-that-will-earn-you-the-most-right-out-of-college/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/06/28/college-degrees-with-the-highest-and-lowest-starting-salaries-in-2017/#4a0837cb2343
“The Story of Engineering” by James Kip Finch. Anchor Books, 1960.

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49 Comments

  1. I wish to see more engineering related stuff on YouTube instead of all the flat earth and conspiracy nut job garbage. Engineering and physics subjects are comfort food for my intellect.

  2. Can you guys help me with choosing one of these.
    Civil Engineer, computer science, and car engineer

    I’m stuck on those three and I don’t know which to chose. I’m an 8th grader going to 9th and I want to be ready and make sure I’m ready for a career

  3. Ingenieering in spanish is ingeniero which comes from ingenio or ingenioso which means someone who has ingenuity.
    So is someone that use ingenuity.

  4. I'd love to be an engineer but, alas, fear I've no chance as I'm 46 now and have always done mostly
    unskilled work.

    Stay safe and healthy, folks.

  5. Too bad you didn't mention about Environmental Engineering which is the most important one if you want to stay alive in this nature.

  6. What I liked about this video is that scientists always ask questions when they solving a problem or conducting an experiment, I could use this skill to better understand the topic that they are facing or talking about.
    After I watched this video my question is how do engineers come up with these amazing ideas?.

  7. So there's two kind of people in our society.
    1. The day dreamer, the designer or the answer seeker.
    2. The engineer, the guy who makes the dream come reality.

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