101 Things I Learned® in Engineering School

The Great Continuum Engineering is undertaken within a continuum that connects profound human questions to ordinary activities. Engineers who work without awareness of the continuum will be inclined toward performing rote procedures. Those working in awareness of it will be better positioned to adapt to changing times, unexpected challenges, and un

“The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing.”

Don’t get distracted by all the other possibilities such that you forget to do the one thing you must do. But don’t become so focused on the one thing that you don’t do as much as you can.

White water is potable (consumable) water from a natural source such as a spring, or that has been treated by a municipal or similar purification system.

Heat is the movement of molecules within a material. The greater the rate of movement, the greater the heat.

A brilliantly conceived alternative-fuel vehicle will not succeed without the design and implementation of a refueling infrastructure over a large geographic area.

Radiation is the movement of electromagnetic waves through space, such as light waves from the sun. The waves provide energy to the molecules that they contact, causing them to become more active and converting electromagnetic energy into heat energy. All matter emits thermal radiation; most can’t be felt.

Each line indicates a constant elevation—a measured height above sea level or other reference point.

The center of gravity of an object is the average position of the particles that comprise it—the point on which it will balance.