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Engineering Ranks in Top 20 Professions |
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"Engineer" ranked No. 17 in
a recent list of Money Magazine's Best Jobs in America. Jobs
were ranked based on a number of criteria, including compensation,
projected job growth and working environment. |
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Compensation and job growth
were given double weight relative to the other categories.
"Software engineer" ranked No. 1 in the report with a 46.07%
projected 10-year growth rate and an average salary of $80,427 per
year. |
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"Engineer" had a 10-year
projected growth rate of 13.38% and average pay of $76,100.
The report gave engineering a grade of "A" in...
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The "Famous Engineers" Series
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Father of
the Modern Tunnel |
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Born in 1769, he designed a
tunnel under the River Thames - the first tunnel under a river
anywhere in the world. His patented method of digging with a
protective shield is still used today. |
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This native Frenchman
emigrated to America and became Chief Engineer of New York.
He designed a new foundry and submitted the winning design in a
competition for the new Congress Building, though his design was
ultimately deemed too expensive to build. |
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He then moved to England
and manufactured wood blocks for the British Navy. But, his
greatest achievement would come later. His tunnel is
considered one of the greatest civil engineering achievements in
history. |
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Along the way, he made and
lost a fortune, was thrown into debtor's prison and lost his
sweetheart while fleeing revolutionary France - only to reconnect
with her years later in England. |
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Who was this extraordinary
engineer?
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Engineer Humor |
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You might be an engineer if... |
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you've tried to repair
a $5 radio. |
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at an air show you know
how fast the skydivers are falling. |
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you spent more on your
calculator than you did on your wedding ring. |
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