Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- The Education of Australian Engineers Who Achieved Eminence before 1940
- In
- Second National Conference on Engineering Heritage ‘The Value of Engineering Heritage': Preprints of Papers
- Imprint
- Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1985, pp. 21-24
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0858252503
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.724151201726189
- Abstract
There is one common denominator in the careers of engineers who were born in the nineteenth century and who made valuable contributions to the development of Australia: they all were exposed to the work situation at an early age. Close examination shows that those who became eminent did study mathematics and basic science by various means. Biographical studies can provide motivation and inspiration for students and indicate the value of continuing education for practising engineers. If those who are responsible for the development of engineering courses have studied the careers of great engineers of the past, they would be able to act with informed judgement and achieve a balance of theoretical knowledge, practical experience and management skills.
Related Published resources
isPartOf
- Second National Conference on Engineering Heritage 'The Value of Engineering Heritage': Preprints of Papers. (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1985), 110 pp. https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.0858252503. Details