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Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Engineering
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A good engineer is a good detective.
From The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz & Winfield Hill
In order to be a great engineer, you must understand the human condition.
The tools of the trade are as important as the minds that wield them.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The most important part of engineering is the human factor.
The second-system effect is the tendency to add too much to a second system.
Every measurement carries with it the weight of history and the promise of future advancements.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The circuit designer must always be aware of the limitations of the components used.
From The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz & Winfield Hill
Innovation thrives on the backbone of precision engineering.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The best code is no code at all.
From Clean Code by Robert C. Martin
Behind every great invention lies a story of meticulous planning and relentless pursuit of excellence.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
A pencil is a simple tool, yet it embodies complex ideas about art and engineering.
From The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance by Henry Petroski
The world is a complex tapestry of precision and error, woven together by the hands of engineers.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The machine is not a mere collection of parts; it is an organism.
Documentation is a critical part of software development.
To err is human, but to achieve perfection is the goal of every engineer.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Engineers are the unsung heroes of modern civilization.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them.
The art of engineering lies in the balance of creativity and precision.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Every machine is a reflection of the people who build it.
We were building a machine, not just a computer.
Ethical guidelines will shape the future of genetic engineering.
From The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
Precision is the key to perfection.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Civilization is a delicate construct, supported by a vast array of technologies.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
You can’t just be an engineer; you have to be a good problem solver.
The art of engineering is a delicate balance of science and creativity.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Engineering is not just a profession; it’s an art that requires passion.
A single flaw can unravel the most intricate of designs, reminding us of the fragility of perfection.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Feature engineering is the process of using domain knowledge to create features that make machine learning algorithms work.
From The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book by Andriy Burkov
In the pursuit of accuracy, engineers have shaped the very foundation of our modern society.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The purpose of software engineering is to control complexity, not to create it.
From Clean Code by Robert C. Martin
Our bodies are a miracle of engineering.
Every tool we use tells a story of human ingenuity.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
In engineering, the smallest detail can make the biggest difference.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
You should be as proud of the code you delete as the code you write.
From Clean Code by Robert C. Martin