Inhaltsangabe
Excerpt from The Value of English to the Practicing Engineer
The letters were the outcome of a discussion which arose some months ago in a class of junior engineers. The question under consideration was the comparative value of pure and applied science in the engineering curriculum. As was natural perhaps, every member of the class upheld the superior value of applied science, on the ground that it was more practical. This led to an inquiry into the character of a liberal education and the relation of science and culture, and in this connection the following questions arose: 1. Is the study of English part of the cultural or of the practical training of the engineer? 2. Should essay-subjects for engineering students be drawn from the students' general interests, or be confined to the scientific and technical field? Incidental ly it appeared that some members of the class were in doubt whether training in English was of special value to engineers.
In order to answer these questions and allay the doubt which had arisen, it seemed wise to refer the points at issue to practicing engineers whose experience would qualify them to speak with authority.
Accordingly a list was made of about eighty successful engineers who since leaving the University had each had from five to ten years of professional activity. The students were then required to address letters to these graduates asking them.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
