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What a photograph represents (beyond the literal scene depicted) is subjective. To you, these photographs symbolize the engineering task accomplished; to others
by mtinkerhess 16y ago
What a photograph represents (beyond the literal scene depicted) is subjective. To you, these photographs symbolize the engineering task accomplished; to others, they symbolize the science that underlies the engineering, or the broader thirst for knowledge that motivates scientific discovery.
- monk_the_dog 16y agoFair enough. Maybe Henry Petroski instilled a little too much engineering pride in me: http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/engineering-is-not-science http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/engineering-is... Sorry if I was being a pedantic jerk. BTW, I have these two images hanging in my office. Both are scientists discussing science. Love them. http://ysfine.com/maga/feydirac.jpg http://ysfine.com/maga/feydirac.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Niels_Bohr_Albert_Einstein2_by_Ehrenfest.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Niels_Boh...