2018-05-17

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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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