"To define it rudely but not inaptly, engineering . . . is the art of doing that well with one dollar, which any bungler can do with two after a fashion, Arthur Mellen Wellington, 1847-1895, U.S. engineer, The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways (6th ed., 1900)
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Paul_D_North_Jr"To define it rudely but not inaptly, engineering . . . is the art of doing that well with one dollar, which any bungler can do with two after a fashion, Arthur Mellen Wellington, 1847-1895, U.S. engineer, The Economic Theory of the Location of Railways (6th ed., 1900) From ''Quotes on Engineering and Technology'' at - ASME.ORG > Communities > History Center > History Resources > Quotes on History (for Engineers) > Quotes on Engineering and Technology http://www.asme.org/Communities/History/Resources/Quotes_Technology.cfm
Sort of like the old joke modified slightly: the pessimist will say the glass is half empty, the optimist will say the glass is half full and the engineer will say the glass is twice the size it needs to be.
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