What is an Engineer?

What is an engineer?

• Someone who wants to know how and why things work

• Someone who designs and builds things

• Someone who studies electricity

• Someone who writes computer programs

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What are the three important questions engineers ask themselves when working?

• What is the problem that needs to be solved?

• Who has the problem that needs to be solved?

• Why is this problem important to solve?

• All of the above

What problem did the Golden Gate Bridge solve?

• People couldn't travel in or out of San Francisco without a boat

• People couldn't communicate with others far away

• People couldn't walk everywhere

• People couldn't use computers

What type of engineer designs and constructs buildings, roads, and bridges?

• Civil engineer

• Mechanical engineer

• Electrical engineer

• Software engineer

What problem did the microwave solve?

• People couldn't travel in or out of San Francisco without a boat

• People couldn't communicate with others far away

• People couldn't walk everywhere

• Cold food

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Who was a famous mechanical engineer known for making cars affordable?

• Joseph Strauss

• Percy Spencer

• Henry Ford

• Marissa Mayer

What type of engineer works on computers and writes programs?

• Civil engineer

• Mechanical engineer

• Electrical engineer

• Software engineer

What is the main job of an engineer?

• To solve problems

• To design and build things

• To study electricity

• To write computer programs

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What type of engineer designs and constructs planes and spacecraft?

• Aerospace engineer

• Mechanical engineer

• Electrical engineer

• Software engineer

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What will we need engineers for in the future?

• To design and build underwater cities

• To study electricity

• To write computer programs

• To solve problems

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