I have been reading some subject-related books recently and have come across this book "Engineering Begineers Guide" by Natasha McCarthy.
The book engineering beginners guide by Natasha McCarthy is rather interesting and thought-provoking. In the book, it talks about different types of engineering, Such as mechanical engineering, structural engineering as well as a civil engineering. I was able to once again, by reading through these subtopics, identify my desired university subject choice, which would be civil engineering. The book also talks about the history of engineering, from blueprints made by Leonardo Da Vinci, to modern engineering, using modern technology and computer programs to further assist constructions and carry out assumptions. It discusses about how engineering was nurtured and how it appeared without people knowing as engineering has long been a part of our life but it just wasn’t given a name in the past .
The second part of the book introduces different aspects of engineering. To me ,the civil engineering part is the most important as it again reminds me the importance of civil engineers in the construction of cities as well as the significance to citizens under a well planned urban area. Yet, it also reminds me that civil engineering has done a lot to our natural environment as we expand and invade the native environment. The phenomenon provokes me to think about Whether the conservation of natural environments or the development of cities weigh more as the issues regarding environmental protection rises and becomes more widely known. At the end of the second part, the book reminds us that every aspect of engineering are closely intertwined, and that different engineers of different aspect should always communicate well with other engineers. The third part of the book stated some ethical issues raised by engineers. The conflict over whether engineers should be responsible for any casualties caused by their inventions or constructions is yet to be resolved. Once I read up to this part, it also struck me hard as I’ve never thought about this question as ethical issues are seldom linked to engineering. Just like doctors, engineers also have codes of conduct from different institutions such as the ICE, or the UK institution of civil engineers. Yet it is difficult to conclude a code of conduct for engineers as engineers of different aspects work on non-identical Cases. There are countless of codes of conduct by different institutes. As a result, Engineers should learn the skills that would guide them to making right decisions when faced by different codes of conduct in different countries since different nations may have different cultures leading to distinct ethical concerns. Apart from the above, the book also investigated on the importance of understanding philosophy to engineers. As engineers are involved in the creation of Multiple inventions of buildings, it is important that they know what are some human desires, and by doing what would satisfy those desires. Engineering is one of the most important parts of our life. I hope that engineers here and every one else would be able to understand the importance of us engineers and also give this book a try.
