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... This is a method of investigation historians find both congenial and informative, but it is not an approach used only by historians. It is a method that those charged with characterizing contemporary engineering also find useful.
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... Identifying engineers by referring to the jobs they perform appears to be a direct and uncomplicated way of getting at our central question, yet here, too, the situation is more complex than appears at first sight. There are, of course, certain engineering specialties that are legally defined for purposes of certification.
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  • engineering specialties
  • contemporary engineering
  • professional engineer
  • modern engineering
  • engineering schools

  • engineering employment
  • beginning engineers


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