The Map of Engineering

Summary

El campo de la ingeniería tiene una gran influencia en nuestra vida cotidiana, desde la infraestructura que mantiene a los países en funcionamiento hasta los dispositivos y ropas que usamos diariamente. Este mapa de ingeniería intenta capturar todas estas áreas y mostrarlas en un solo lugar. Desde la ingeniería civil, que involucra grandes proyectos públicos y la construcción de ciudades, hasta la ingeniería química, que transforma materias primas en productos útiles, pasando por la bioingeniería y la electrónica. Cada área está interconectada y requiere un enfoque multidisciplinario, destacando la importancia de la ingeniería en la mejora de nuestra vida y la creación de tecnologías innovadoras.

Takeaways

• 🏗️ La ingeniería civil es conocida como la ingeniería de grandes estructuras que no se mueven, y abarca infraestructuras públicas como puentes, túneles, presas, carreteras, aeropuertos, ferrocarriles y tuberías.
• 🏙️ Los proyectos de ingeniería civil más grandes colectivamente son nuestras ciudades, que involucran la medición y evaluación de la tierra, la arquitectura y la estructura de edificios.
• 🌱 La ingeniería agrícola y bio-sistemas aplican la ciencia de la ingeniería a fines agrícolas para mejorar la eficiencia y el rendimiento de las granjas.
• ♻️ La ingeniería ambiental busca mejorar la calidad del medio ambiente reduciendo la contaminación y gestionando los residuos humanos de manera sostenible.
• 🔬 La ingeniería química se centra en el desarrollo de métodos para convertir materiales brutos en materiales útiles, involucrando la operación de plantas químicas.
• 🧬 La bioingeniería combina el conocimiento de la biología con la ingeniería, con aplicaciones en la medicina y la fabricación de tejidos, prótesis y dispositivos médicos.
• ⚙️ La ingeniería mecánica se ocupa del diseño y funcionamiento de máquinas con partes móviles, y es fundamental en la conversión de energía.
• 🚀 La ingeniería aeroespacial se enfoca en el desarrollo de aeronaves y naves espaciales, y es altamente interdisciplinaria, requiriendo conocimientos de áreas como la aerodinámica y la electrónica.
• 💡 La ingeniería eléctrica utiliza principios electromagnéticos para controlar el movimiento de electrones en sólidos y crear dispositivos electrónicos.
• 💻 La ingeniería informática es una rama de la ingeniería eléctrica que combina la electrónica con la ciencia de la computación para desarrollar hardware y software de computadoras.
• 🌐 La ingeniería de redes y computación se centra en la comunicación entre computadoras y la implementación de redes que funcionan eficientemente y de manera confiable.

Q & A

¿Qué es la ingeniería y cómo influye en nuestra vida cotidiana?

La ingeniería es un campo que tiene un gran impacto en cómo vivimos nuestras vidas, ya que prácticamente todo lo que nos rodea ha sido diseñado o construido por ingenieros. Desde la infraestructura que mantiene a los países en funcionamiento, como carreteras, agua, energía, hasta los edificios donde vivimos y los dispositivos y objetos que usamos diariamente.

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre la ingeniería civil y la ingeniería militar?

La ingeniería civil se enfoca en la construcción de grandes estructuras públicas que no se mueven, como puentes, túneles, diques, carreteras, aeropuertos, ferrocarriles y tuberías, mientras que la ingeniería militar se centra en la creación de fortificaciones y estructuras relacionadas con la defensa y la estrategia militar.

¿Qué áreas de la ingeniería civil son fundamentales para el desarrollo de las ciudades modernas?

Las áreas fundamentales incluyen la topografía, la ingeniería arquitectónica, la ingeniería estructural, las obras de tierra, la ingeniería geológica y el entendimiento del desgaste de materiales.

¿Cómo se relaciona la ingeniería química con la producción de productos comerciales?

La ingeniería química se encarga del desarrollo de métodos para convertir materiales brutos en materiales útiles para múltiples propósitos comerciales, incluyendo la creación de plantas químicas que procesan esos materiales, como la producción de fertilizantes, productos cosméticos, plásticos y metales.

¿Qué es la ingeniería bioquímica y cuáles son algunas de sus aplicaciones?

La ingeniería bioquímica es una rama de la ingeniería química que utiliza organismos vivos como levaduras y bacterias para producir sustancias como alcohol, té, café, chocolate, pan, yogur, kimchi y natto, así como para la producción a gran escala de químicos, biocombustibles, enzimas, proteínas y fármacos.

¿En qué se enfoca la ingeniería mecánica y cómo se relaciona con la energía?

La ingeniería mecánica se enfoca en el diseño, producción y operación de máquinas con partes móviles, y en gran medida involucra la conversión de una forma de energía en otra para realizar tareas útiles, como los motores que queman combustibles para producir movimiento.

¿Qué es la ingeniería aeroespacial y qué tipos de vehículos se desarrollan en este campo?

La ingeniería aeroespacial es la rama de la ingeniería que se ocupa del desarrollo de aeronaves y vehículos espaciales, incluyendo el diseño y la fabricación de helicópteros, cohetes, satélites y otros.

¿Cómo se define la ingeniería eléctrica y qué principios fundamentales utiliza?

La ingeniería eléctrica se basa en el control del movimiento de electrones en sólidos para hacer que realicen tareas útiles, utilizando los principios fundamentales de la electromagnetismo, que es la base para la generación y distribución de energía, la creación de dispositivos electrónicos y la comunicación.

¿Qué es la ingeniería de sistemas y cómo se aplica en contextos complejos?

La ingeniería de sistemas se ocupa del diseño y manejo de sistemas complejos de partes interrelacionadas a lo largo de sus ciclos de vida, como los sistemas electrónicos en aviones de combate, sistemas informáticos, la red eléctrica o las ciudades.

¿Cómo se relaciona la ingeniería de computadoras con la ingeniería eléctrica y la ciencia de la computación?

La ingeniería de computadoras combina la ingeniería eléctrica y la ciencia de la computación para desarrollar hardware y software de computadoras, microcontroladores y otros dispositivos electrónicos de cómputo, y es responsable de todo el código que ejecuta cada programa informático y la totalidad de Internet.

Outlines

00:00

🏗️ Ingeniería Civil y su Impacto en la Vida Cotidiana

El primer párrafo aborda la ingeniería civil, considerada como la ingeniería de objetos grandes e inamovibles. Se destaca su papel en la construcción de infraestructuras públicas como puentes, túneles, presas, carreteras, aeropuertos, ferrocarriles y tuberías, así como en la gestión de recursos como el agua y la energía. La ingeniería civil también se relaciona con la arquitectura, la ingeniería estructural, las obras de tierra y la ingeniería geológica. Se menciona la interdisciplinariedad de la ingeniería, donde diferentes áreas como la química, la mecánica y la electrónica se combinan para crear sistemas complejos. Ejemplos históricos y modernos de proyectos de ingeniería civil son discutidos, incluyendo la gran pirámide de Giza y las ciudades contemporáneas.

05:00

🧪 Ingeniería Química: Transformación de Materia Prima en Productos Útiles

El segundo párrafo se centra en la ingeniería química, que se ocupa de convertir materiales brutos en productos útiles para múltiples propósitos comerciales. Incluye el diseño, construcción y operación de plantas químicas, la producción de fertilizantes, la transformación de minerales en productos químicos puros, y la fabricación de productos para la industria del automóvil y la moda. Además, se explora la fermentación, una práctica que utiliza organismos vivos para crear bebidas alcohólicas y alimentos, así como la producción a gran escala de productos químicos y fármacos.

10:02

🔧 Ingeniería Mecánica: Diseño y Funcionamiento de Máquinas

El tercer párrafo trata sobre la ingeniería mecánica, la cual se encarga del diseño, producción y operación de máquinas con partes móviles. Se discute cómo la ingeniería mecánica se relaciona con la conversión de energía, la fabricación de motores, la tecnología de vacío, y la compresión de gases. También se mencionan aplicaciones en la industria automotriz, la ingeniería de materiales, la aislación de vibraciones y la prueba no destructiva. Se habla de la relación de la ingeniería mecánica con la robótica, la electrónica de componentes y la ingeniería aeroespacial, así como su importancia en la ingeniería naval y la guerra.

15:03

💡 Ingeniería Eléctrica y su Rol en la Tecnología Moderna

El cuarto párrafo se enfoca en la ingeniería eléctrica, que utiliza principios de electromagnetismo para crear y controlar la energía. Se cubren temas como la generación y distribución de energía, la electrónica, la computación, la red de comunicaciones y la ingeniería de sistemas. Se destaca la importancia de los circuitos eléctricos, la ingeniería de software, la ingeniería de redes y la ingeniería de información. Además, se menciona la ingeniería de instrumentación y control, la acústica, la ingeniería de audio y la ingeniería fotónica como áreas especializadas dentro de la ingeniería eléctrica.

20:04

🤖 Ingeniería y la Mejora de la Vida: Apreciación y Futuro

El quinto y último párrafo reflexiona sobre el impacto de la ingeniería en la mejora de la vida, subrayando cómo la vida moderna se ha vuelto lujosamente cómoda gracias a los avances tecnológicos. Se insta a apreciar el trabajo de los ingenieros que han construido el mundo moderno y a considerar la mentalidad de ingeniería como una herramienta valiosa para analizar problemas y crear soluciones innovadoras. Se menciona el uso de aplicaciones educativas como Brilliant para mejorar conocimientos en ciencia y matemáticas, y se anima a los espectadores a explorar más sobre la ingeniería y otras disciplinas relacionadas.

Keywords

💡Ingeniería Civil

La Ingeniería Civil es el ramo del ingenio que se encarga de la planificación, diseño, construcción y mantenimiento de infraestructuras físicas y edificaciones. Se relaciona con el tema del video al abordar cómo estos proyectos de ingeniería afectan nuestra vida diaria, como en la construcción de puentes, túneles, presas, carreteras, aeropuertos, ferrocarriles y tuberías. En el guion, se menciona que la ingeniería civil es la 'ingeniería de cosas grandes que no se mueven', destacando su importancia en la construcción de ciudades y la mejora de la calidad de vida.

💡Ingeniería Mecánica

La Ingeniería Mecánica se refiere al diseño, análisis, fabricación y mantenimiento de sistemas y dispositivos que involucran el movimiento y la conversión de energía. En el video, se destaca cómo la ingeniería mecánica es esencial en la creación de máquinas y dispositivos que transforman una forma de energía en otra, como motores, turbinas y compresores, que son fundamentales para el transporte y la producción industrial.

💡Ingeniería Eléctrica

La Ingeniería Eléctrica se centra en el estudio y la aplicación de la electricidad y el magnetismo. En el guion, se menciona cómo esta disciplina es crucial para el control del movimiento de electrones en sólidos y la creación de dispositivos electrónicos, como generadores, motores y sistemas de telecomunicaciones, que son esenciales para nuestra sociedad moderna.

💡Ingeniería Química

La Ingeniería Química se ocupa del diseño, construcción y operación de plantas químicas que convierten materiales en productos útiles. En el video, se destaca cómo la ingeniería química está involucrada en la producción de una amplia gama de productos, desde fertilizantes hasta plásticos, y cómo es fundamental para la industria de la energía y la fabricación de sustancias químicas.

💡Ingeniería Biomédica

La Ingeniería Biomédica es una rama interdisciplinaria que combina la biología, la ingeniería y la medicina para mejorar la salud humana. En el guion, se menciona cómo los ingenieros biomédicos trabajan en la creación de dispositivos médicos, como prótesis y marcapasos, y en la fabricación de herramientas para la imagen médica y el diagnóstico de enfermedades.

💡Ingeniería del Medio Ambiente

La Ingeniería del Medio Ambiente se enfoca en mejorar la calidad del entorno para los seres vivos reduciendo la contaminación y gestionando los residuos humanos. En el video, se destaca cómo esta disciplina es crucial para encontrar soluciones sostenibles para la gestión de desechos y la preservación de la calidad del aire y el agua.

💡Ingeniería de Materiales

La Ingeniería de Materiales se dedica al estudio y desarrollo de nuevos materiales con propiedades físicas específicas. En el guion, se menciona cómo esta disciplina es fundamental para la creación de materiales con las características adecuadas para una amplia variedad de aplicaciones, desde la construcción hasta la fabricación de dispositivos electrónicos.

💡Ingeniería Aeroespacial

La Ingeniería Aeroespacial es el área de la ingeniería que se ocupa del diseño, desarrollo y fabricación de aeronaves y vehículos espaciales. En el video, se destaca cómo esta disciplina requiere un conocimiento interdisciplinario en áreas como la aerodinámica, la propulsión y la electrónica, para crear tecnologías avanzadas como helicópteros, cohetes y satélites.

💡Ingeniería de Sistemas

La Ingeniería de Sistemas se centra en el diseño y gestión de sistemas complejos y de larga duración. En el guion, se menciona cómo esta disciplina es crucial para la planificación y operación de sistemas complejos, como la red eléctrica o las redes de telecomunicaciones, asegurando su eficiencia y resiliencia.

💡Ingeniería de Computadores

La Ingeniería de Computadores es una disciplina que combina la electrónica y la ciencia de la computación para desarrollar hardware y software de computadoras. En el video, se destaca cómo la ingeniería de computadores es fundamental para el diseño de sistemas informáticos, la creación de software y la implementación de redes de computadoras, que son esenciales para la sociedad moderna.

Highlights

工程学对我们的生活方式有着巨大的影响，我们周围的几乎所有东西都以某种方式被设计过。

土木工程是工程学的一个分支，涉及大型公共工程，如桥梁、隧道、大坝、道路、机场、铁路和管道。

结构工程确保建筑物在自身重量下安全稳固，并能抵抗如地震或极端天气等环境影响。

地质工程将地质科学应用于支持其他工程项目，评估其地质适宜性。

材料工程对于确保系统维护和防止灾难性故障至关重要。

农业工程和生物系统工程将工程科学应用于农业，提高农场的效率和产量。

环境工程致力于通过减少地下水和空气中的污染来改善环境质量。

化学工程涉及将原材料转化为有用材料，用于多种商业目的。

生物工程结合生物学和工程学的知识，用于医学领域的生物医学工程。

机械工程涉及设计、生产和操作具有运动部件的机器，如轮子、杠杆、齿轮和泵。

航空航天工程涉及飞机和航天器的开发，包括直升机、火箭和卫星的设计和制造。

电气工程利用电磁原理，控制电子在固体中的运动，以实现有用的目的。

计算机工程结合电气工程和计算机科学，开发计算机硬件和软件。

信息工程或数据工程涉及收集和管理大量数据，并以提供洞察力的方式处理这些数据。

光子学或光学工程涉及光的检测、生成、传输或操纵，用于显示、光电设备、医疗光学等。

工程学是一个跨学科的领域，几乎所有的工程领域都与其他领域有着紧密的联系。

工程学为我们的现代世界提供了便利，我们应该感激那些一步步构建我们现代世界的工程师们。

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the field of engineering has a huge

influence on how we live our lives

pretty much everything around us has

been engineered in some way from the

infrastructure that keeps countries

running roads water energy to the

buildings we live in to the things we

use every day our devices books even the

clothes on our backs

this map of engineering is my attempt to

capture all of those different areas of

engineering and try and put them all in

one place so that we can get our heads

around it all

and like all of my maps you can buy it

as a poster from dosmaps.com as well as

our professor astrocat books

we'll start with civil engineering which

I like to think of as the engineering of

big stuff that doesn't move

civil engineering encompasses large

public works like Bridges tunnels dams

roads airports Railways and pipelines

for things like water supply and water

treatment as well as a whole host of

other infrastructure that helps our

countries and economies tick along

generally they're built to stay in place

and last a long time

civil engineering was called civil

engineering in the past to distinguish

it from military engineering which are

both the oldest branches of engineering

early examples of civil engineering

projects were related to farming and the

control of water sources

but also building settlements towns

cities and large vanity projects like

the Great Pyramids at Giza

coming back to today arguably the

largest Collective engineering projects

are our cities which involve surveying

to measure and assess the land on which

buildings are built architectural

engineering which deals with the design

of buildings including the planning for

their construction and operation when

inhabited Structural Engineering ensures

that buildings are safe and are strong

under their own weight and can withstand

environmental effects like earthquakes

or extreme weather events

Structural Engineering doesn't just

apply to buildings but any structures

humans build for example it's a key part

of building dams to withstand the large

pressure of water behind them

most civil engineering projects need

large amounts of surface materials like

soil or Rock to be moved and this

processing is called Earthworks

and geological engineering applies

geological science to support other

engineering projects assessing their

geological suitability for large

projects things like dams or mining

sites amongst others

and understanding corrosion and the

breakdown of materials over time is

really important to make sure that

systems are maintained and don't have

catastrophic failures

this is a good time to point out that

engineering by its very nature is

largely cross-disciplinary where just

about everything on this map will also

involve many other areas of this map

for example the planning of building a

building falls under the remit of

architectural engineering but it will

also draw on Structural Engineering for

the physical Integrity of the building

which also draws on materials

engineering for the properties of the

materials the building will be built

from which in turn these materials will

have been developed using techniques

from chemical engineering then the

systems inside a building will draw on

mechanical engineering for air

conditioning and elevators and

electrical engineering for light and

power and computer engineering to

control everything and for security

so even though I've had to separate

everything into categories in this map

please remember that in reality there

are strong connections between all of

these areas so many in fact that I

wasn't able to draw them all out as it

would just turn into a giant mess

okay back to civil engineering

agricultural engineering and biosystems

Engineering apply engineering science to

agricultural purposes to improve the

efficiency and yield of farms growing

food it also applies to businesses in

the bio economy growing crops for things

like biofuel and is also used with a

goal of increasing the sustainability of

these processes

environmental engineering looks at ways

of improving the quality of the

environment for living organisms by

finding ways to reduce pollution in the

ground water and air

and also looks at the best ways of

managing the waste material Humanity

produces controlling landfill or the

safe containment of hazardous waste like

chemical or radioactive waste or how to

recycle materials to be reused again

the power and energy systems applying

our electricity also fall under civil

engineering as well as the many

different Power stations which produce

the energy like nuclear power plants and

others

closely related is petroleum engineering

which involves the exploration and

exploitation of oil reserves which also

Supply Power stations as well as turning

the oil into various petroleum products

like gasoline aircraft Fuel and anything

made out of plastic

but now we've wandered into the Realms

of chemical engineering

I like to think of chemical engineering

as the shuffling about of molecular

bonds

chemical engineering deals with

developing methods to convert raw

materials into useful materials that can

be used for many different commercial

purposes

it involves the design building an

operation of chemical process plants

which create the useful materials

one example is taking the raw materials

from mining operations and processing

that material to create pure chemicals

for example lithium for the battery

industry

just about all of the products we buy

have some kind of chemical engineering

involved in their production the food we

eat is likely to have been fertilized

with nitrogen fertilizer a product of

the chemical engineering industry also

the chemicals that make cosmetic

products paper products made from trees

anything made of plastic metal or

ceramic have had some kind of chemical

engineering involved in their materials

even things made of wood have mostly had

some kind of chemical treatment be it a

stain or varnish

another example of the clothes we wear

which go through a process to convert

raw materials like cotton wool or

Plastics into woven flexible materials

that can be tailored into stylish garb

and of course chemical engineering

creates commodity and Specialty

Chemicals which are used for all kinds

of commercial in the industrial

processes

finally everyone's favorite chemical

engineering fermentation which straddles

the line between chemical engineering

and bioengineering is it uses biological

organisms yeasts and bacteria to create

the tasty booze humans are somewhat

enamored with as well as delicious

things like tea coffee chocolate bread

yogurt kimchi and natto amongst many

others

and industrial fermentation harnesses

microbes for the large-scale production

of chemicals like biofuels enzymes

proteins and pharmaceutical drugs

bioengineering or biological engineering

combines the knowledge and principles of

biology with engineering and this has

two main approaches either by harnessing

biological systems or designing systems

for use in cooperation or within

biological systems many of which are

used in the field of biomedical

engineering which is the part that's

focused on medicine

biological Engineers can use biological

systems cells bacteria viruses and

manipulate their behavior or genetics

for specific purposes for example

engineering the metabolic pathway of

bacteria to create specific chemicals or

biomolecules or the manufacture of

vaccines or antibiotics or drugs which

fall under the remit of

biopharmaceuticals

other applications of bioengineering

include tissue engineering where the

task is to create biological tissues

that can be used to restore or replace

damaged tissues or in the most advanced

cases whole organs

in the realm of biomedical engineering

is the fabrication of Prosthetics which

are designed to replace a missing body

part or to increase functionality or

freedom of movement

inside the body implantable medical

devices like artificial hearts or

pacemakers also fall within biomedical

engineering

and finally there are the creation of

tools to help the medical field

including medical imaging technology and

diagnostic devices to detect various

ailments

now on to mechanical engineering

you can think of mechanical engineering

as the engineering of things that move

but actually I think it might be the

engineering of energy because so much of

it involves converting one form of

energy to another to do something useful

mechanical engineering involves the

design production and operation of

machines with moving Parts like Wheels

levers gears pumps but these moving

Parts need to be powered in some way by

some form of energy

a familiar example are engines which

burn a fuel source like coal or gasoline

which releases the chemical energy and

turns it into motion which then can be

harnessed for any other kind of motion

through other Mechanical Devices like

gears chain drives and all other kinds

of Transportation products

also

engineering the word engineering has the

same root in Latin as ingenuity

and Engineering means the product of

Ingenuity which I really like and I

think kind of applies to this whole map

engineering builds products of ingenuity

anyway other examples of energy

converting machines are turbines which

convert mechanical movement into

electrical energy like in wind turbines

or dams generators turn chemical energy

into electrical energy by burning some

kind of fuel and motors which turn

electrical energy into mechanical motion

all of these are useful machines

designed to convert one kind of energy

into another

vacuum technology is also a part of

mechanical engineering dealing with a

pumping of gas from one place to another

to change the air pressure this can

create a suction force in the case of

vacuum cleaners or create an ultra high

vacuum for science experiments

compressors do a similar but opposite

job pumping air or some other gas into a

space making the pressure go higher and

higher this is often used to liquefy

gases to make them more Compact and

easier to transport

a large part of mechanical engineering

is involved in the process of making

large quantities of machines known as

industrial engineering or manufacturing

which are aided of course by other

specialized machines

a familiar example of this is the

automotive industry where Automotive

Engineering deals with the design and

manufacture of cars and other vehicles

materials engineering is a core part of

mechanical engineering because you want

to make your machines out of materials

with the right physical properties to

perform the tasks you want them to

perform strength flexibility weight heat

resistance Etc

but even though I've put materials

Engineering in mechanical engineering

It's actually an important part of

everything on this map because

everything you build is made of stuff

and you want to make sure it's the best

material for the job

materials Engineering also investigates

building entirely new materials with

novel physical properties not found in

other materials and it's got a long

history of revolutionizing the world

that's why ages in history are called

Stone Age Bronze Age or Iron Age and

look at what the invention of plastic

has done to the world

motion is a key function of machines but

sometimes that motion is inadvertently

transmitted to places where it's not

needed or causes damage

this is where the use of vibration

isolation equipment comes in

and non-destructive testing is an

important part of manufacturing to test

the parts that are being produced

without affecting the usability of those

parts

and towards bioengineering we've got

Robotics and mechatronics which are the

design of more general purpose machines

that can help and assist humans for

example industrial robots on production

lines that can be programmed to perform

specific tasks or robots that can

replicate human actions or even entirely

replace Humanity in the future they also

have a range of different sensors to

make sense of their environment and some

kind of artificial intelligence to make

decisions about what to do next and guns

finally as we get close to electrical

engineering we've got electromechanical

engineering an area robotics makes heavy

use of it involves the interaction or

embedding of electrical systems with

mechanical systems and also we have

Micro electromechanical Systems or mems

which covers the technology of

microscopic devices with moving parts

mechanical engineering also finds heavy

use in military engineering and weapon

systems where the energy conversion is

used for more deadly purposes

in general humans don't do very well

when exposed to high levels of kinetic

energy the basic principle of warfare

throughout the ages

anyway moving on to more positive uses

of mechanical engineering we come to

aerospace engineering aerospace

engineering is the branch of engineering

concerned with the development of

aircraft and spacecraft including design

and manufacture of helicopters Rockets

or satellites amongst others and is

highly interdisciplinary building a

rocket needs knowledge of aerodynamics

propulsion materials engineering

avionics chemical engineering electrical

engineering Computer Engineering and

control systems all working together

flawlessly

there are also lots of applications of

mechanical engineering in Marine

engineering which involves the

engineering of marine vessels like ships

boats and submarines as well as any

ocean-based system or structures like

oil rigs and harbors

Marine engineering is closely related to

Naval engineering or Naval architecture

which involves shipbuilding and the

design maintenance and operation of

marine vessels and structures

integral to Marine engineering is an

understanding of fluid mechanics how

water moves and how things move through

water as well as watercraft propulsion

the mechanisms used to create thrust to

move Marine vessels through the water

now on to the last big branch of

engineering electrical engineering

put simply an electrical engineer wants

to control the movement of electrons in

solids to make them do useful things but

really electrical engineering harnesses

the fundamental principles of

electromagnetism which apart from

gravity is basically the only way we

perceive and interact with the natural

world

electrical engineering is a broad field

which utilizes electromagnetism in many

different ways some of which we've

already met like power generation and

distribution in civil engineering and

generators and motors in mechanical

engineering which really could also have

been drawn in electrical engineering

telecommunications takes advantage of

electromagnetic signals these can be

sent through the air like with cell

phone signals or radio or through

electrons and wires like cable TV or

through electromagnetic waves of light

in Optical fibers

today our lives are filled with

electronic devices all of which have

electric circuits inside designed to

perform specific useful tasks

electric circuits are built from a

number of basic units like resistors

capacitors and inductors to produce a

range of complex behaviors

this Blends into computer engineering

which is a subset of electrical

engineering but is a large enough

discipline to have its own section

before we move on to that I want to

mention systems engineering which

actually is not exclusive to electrical

engineering or computer engineering but

anywhere where there's a large complex

system of interrelated Parts like the

electronics in a fighter jet or a

computer system or the power grid or

whole cities

systems engineering looks at how to

design and manage complex systems over

their life cycles I had to put systems

engineering somewhere on this map and

this made the most sense to me because

many applications involve electric

circuits a related discipline is

instrumentation and control engineering

which involves measuring and controlling

certain variables in a system

these variables are known as process

variables and can include things like

speed force temperature pressure rate of

flow humidity and many others

the aim is to measure these process

variables and make changes to a system

to keep the variables within a desired

range an example is a thermostat

controlling the temperature of your room

or cruise control controlling the speed

of your car but these Control Systems

can be incredibly complex like in a

fighter jet or in a robot where the

robot's computer needs to make decisions

based on the data coming in from the

sensors

we also have a few different areas of

electrical engineering which focus on

specific application areas of electronic

devices like broadcast engineering which

deals with radio and television

broadcasting audio equipment engineering

deals with the devices that detect or

create sounds like microphones or

loudspeakers audio engineering also

known as sound or recording engineering

involves recording live performances and

adjusting the electrical signals through

audio devices to equalize volume or mix

and process sounds often for use in the

music and entertainment Industries

I've also put acoustical engineering

here which isn't actually electrical

engineering but I put it here because

it's so close to the last two

disciplines because it's all about

dealing with sound and vibration

he can involve designing concert halls

for excellent Acoustics or reducing

unwanted noise called noise control or

the use of ultrasound in medicine

now onto computer engineering which

combines electrical engineering and

computer science to develop computer

hardware and software to make computers

microcontrollers and other computational

electronic devices

computer systems engineering looks at

how to build computers or computer

components to fulfill specific needs for

example high performance Computing may

require many parallel processes or

efficient software to manage tasks

software engineering is responsible for

all of the code that runs every computer

every computer program and the entire

internet

software engineering is essentially the

job of giving computers step-by-step

instructions which can be written in

various different programming languages

depending on the problem that's being

solved

network engineering and Computing

involves a set of computers either

communicating with each other or sharing

resources and the design and

implementation of that Network so that

it runs efficiently and Carries On

working even if sections of the network

go down

more broadly network engineering is a

key part of telecommunications networks

used by telephones satellites and

Broadcasting

most Engineers working in information

engineering or data engineering have a

software engineering background and use

programming languages to collect and

manage large amounts of data and then

process that data in ways that give

insight about that data Trends patterns

correlations or predictions

the most topical application of

information engineering is machine

learning and AI

but summarizing the data and coming up

with visualizations is also an important

part of information engineering to

interpret and understand the results

and finally I want to cover photonics or

Optical engineering which deals with

light how to detect it or generate

transmit or manipulate it for useful

purposes like displays opto electronic

devices like LEDs or solar panels

medical Optics and Optical components

for scientific research or industry

this is a part of electrical engineering

because it still deals with

electromagnetism but it is distinct

enough because of its focus on light

specifically

so that's the map of engineering

hopefully that gives you a good overview

of the field and of all the diverse ways

that engineering is used to improve our

lives

by historical standards we live like

royalty and I think it's very easy to

take for granted all of our modern

luxuries like water electricity the

internet modern medicine so I think

sometimes it's good to appreciate the

engineers that have step by step built

our modern world

and if you study engineering one of the

things you learn is the engineering

mindset which is a powerful tool to

analyze problems design Solutions and

invent new technology that's never been

built before

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