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> I'm an industrial physicist. I've noticed that physicists, and the general public, often have different ideas about what problems we should be versed in. Rat
by aleph_minus_one 2y ago
> I'm an industrial physicist. I've noticed that physicists, and the general public, often have different ideas about what problems we should be versed in.
Rather say: you have studied physics, but what you actually work on and are interested in is engineering. :-)
Addendum: Just to be very clear: there is nothing wrong with being exciting about engineering problems from industry.
- analog31 2y agoActually, I'm a scientist, not an engineer. I don't want to be an engineer. I realize we're outnumbered by engineers, and many people have never met a physicist. My parents were both industrial scientists too. We exist. There's a general sense that while there's some overlap, scientists and engineers are not the same, and may even think differently.