> Engineering is applying scientific principles to solve a problem This is too broad a definition to be useful. Any respected professional will - or at leas tr

> Engineering is applying scientific principles to solve a problem This is too broad a definition to be useful. Any respected professional will - or at leas try - to do this - be it a medical problem, a law problem, a social problem. What defines the engineer apart is that we try to solve the problems by designing and creating stuff.