Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
engineering
References & Edit History Related Topics
Images & Videos
Understand motion magnification, a technique enabling researchers to monitor tiny vibrations in infrastructure
The Pont du Gard, a three-tiered ancient Roman aqueduct with large stone arches, spans a river near Nimes, France, surrounded by trees and rocky banks. Brugge-Zeebrugge Canal, Belgium Alessandro Volta, 1801 geothermal energy
Know about engineering and how it solves practical problems like building airplanes, skyscrapers, and bridges
How does motion magnification help predict infrastructure damage?
Learn about the effects of local underground construction on the Colosseum and the preservation efforts to save the monument
How an underground labyrinth threatens Rome's monuments
At a Glance
default image
engineering summary
Related Questions
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what youā€™ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Britannica Websites
Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.

engineering

science
Written by
Ralph J. Smith
Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California. Author of Engineering as a Career.
Ralph J. Smith
Fact-checked by
Britannica Editors
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....
Britannica Editors
Last updated
ā€¢History

engineering, the application of science to the optimum conversion of the resources of nature to the uses of humankind. The field has been defined by the Engineers Council for Professional Development, in the United States, as the creative application of ā€œscientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to...

Discover the world with Britannica

Subscribe to Continue Reading

Free Trial | No Ads | Exclusive Content
Explore Subscriptions
DNA
Right
Mobile