CarbonCopy Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Engineers in academia seem to do very similar research when compared to scientists (albeit a bit more on the application side), and I'm sure they apply the scientific method more that the engineering design process when doing research. So, are engineers who do such type of research considered as scientists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Zrmanjac Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 hmm.. good question they are scientists in the field of engineering? So that makes them scientists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbrush Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 That is right. This is not an either/or. One can be both engineer and scientist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzwood Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 One can even be a doctor and an engineer. (Cookie for who understands the reference. ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdEarl Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 One can even be a doctor and an engineer. (Cookie for who understands the reference. ) When I was studying at the university, there were a couple of MD, PhD Electronic Engineers, possibly researching and engineering medical equipment, in addition to whatever classes they taught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgjs Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 A scientist seeks the truth, while an engineer seeks the solution to problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 A scientist seeks the truth, while an engineer seeks the solution to problems? Scientists seek a more accurate set of observations and a better model, engineers seek a really groovy way of applying technology. (If no suitable problem exists for the potential technology they will invent one.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdEarl Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Scientists are often engineers, because they build things to do their experiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rktpro Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Scientists are often engineers, because they build things to do their experiments.Engineers experiment to make things while scientists make things to experiment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonarda Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I agree with Airbrush,an engineer can be also an excellent scientist. Fuzzwood, could you explain me your reference? I did not understood it. Maybe you were referring to Doctor Who? I never seen this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzwood Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 The early startrek series where medical doctor McCoy would often go like: I am a doctor, not a ... http://www.ditl.org/doctornota-list.php And then picked up by all the other startrek doctors save dr. crusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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