Mechanical engineering



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Chris Pulicken

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"Mechanical engineering." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 5th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. Science in Context. Web. 7 Nov. 2014.

  • Mechanical engineering primarily deals with designing, making, and operating machines

  • Mechanical engineering is the most principal of all engineering branches

  • It has existed since the ancient world

  • Waterwheels, windmills, pyramid traps, etc, all are examples of ancient mechanical engineering

  • Antikythera mechanism from 150-100 BCE; stunning example of ancient engineering

  • Antikythera mechanism was supposedly a kind of mechanical computer that used multiple, interconnected gears to calculate the positions of celestial bodies like the moon, sun, and planets.

  • Sophistication like the Antikythera mechanism would not be found for another 1500 years

  • A mechanical engineer: someone who had been trained at an accredited college or university, many cases involved postgraduate certification as a specialty

  • Common classes that relate to mechanical engineering: Newtonian physics, advanced algebra, calculus, computer aided design, electronics, product design, thermodynamics, robotics, hydraulics, pneumatics

  • Resource utilization is a big problem in mechanical engineering; finding the right materials to use for engineering causes it to increase the difficulty of various engineering projects.

The source gave a very broad and cohesive mechanical engineering overview and explicates the various aspects of the mechanical engineering field.

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