"Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet." — Scott Adams.
Engineering: The application of science to design, building and use of machines. The American Engineers' Council for Professional Development has defined engineering as follows:
“The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property.”
Engineer: Here is a wikipedia definiton of an engineer.
"An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientifin knowledge while considering technical constraints. As such, the work of engineers is the link between perceived needs of society and commercial applications. Some consider this profession to be the link between art and science"
To be and Engineer, the following traits are essential:
You can visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering for further information
To see a list of famous people who have an engineering background, click here.
