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Revision as of 03:37, 28 December 2009

Engineering is a collective term to describe the application of scientific theory in the design, creation, and maintenance of technology. According to 1992 NSF data, the largest fields of engineering are Civil, Electrical / Electronic, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering (by number of full-time employees).[1]

List of fields

The following is a list of, and links to, articles on the various engineering subdisciplines. General information can be found in the engineering, engineer, and engineering society articles. Alternative names and sub-fields are in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ NSF 1992 data Accessed 25 July 2007

See also