...introduction and practical application in India of those various arts which have directed ' the great sources of power in Nature to the use and convenience of man ' — in other words, in consequence of that enlightened policy of the English governors of the country...

...introduction and practical application in India of those various arts which have directed ' the great sources of power in Nature to the use and convenience of man ' — in other words, in consequence of that enlightened policy of the English governors of the country...

...which they held is fairly illustrated in Tredgold's good old definition, " Engineering is directing the sources of power in nature to the use and convenience of man." The engineer who follows the profession covered by this wideembracing definition must be a man of science,...

...which they held is fairly illustrated in Tredgold's good old definition, " Engineering is directing the sources of power in nature to the use and convenience of man." The engineer who follows the profession covered by this wideembracing definition must be a man of science,...

...engineer has not largely contributed. Engineering has been defined as the art of directing the great sources of power in nature to the use and convenience of man, and therefore the engineer is interested in every investigation and discovery in the whole realm of...

...insight into the true character of engineering. His function is to "Adapt, Convert, and Applv" the great sources of power in Nature to the use and convenience of man. We notice at once that he does not here appear in the character of a wonder-worker. His purposes are...

...a definition of engineering that has never been improved upon. It is the art of directing the great sources of power in nature to the use and convenience of man. This is the broadest interpretation of the term. More narrowly considered an engineer has been defined...

...ASHES-HANDLING PLANT, SHEPHERD S BUSH STATION, LONDON. Installed by the CW Hunt Co. IX directing the great sources of power in Nature to the use and convenience of man the engineer has an increasingly difficult task. Not only has he to manufacture power, and apply it...

...functions of a civil engineer as denned by the charter are to " adapt, convert, and apply the great sources of power in Nature to the use and convenience of man." All branches of engineering more or less overlap. Among the chief sub-divisions of Civil Engineering...

...time ago to be an art; and I would say: "Engineering is the art and science of directing the great sources of power in nature to the use and convenience of man;" and I would distinguish between an art and a science, in that science is classified knowledge, while...