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| “It
is the age of the engineers . . . Democracy will not be salvaged by men who talk
fluently, debate forcefully and quote aptly.” Scientist Lancelot Hogben, 1938 |  Portraits of civil engineers Photographs by Brandon Fernandez Chicken&Egg Public Projects | Does
the stereotype of an engineering personality fit the reality of engineering work? The term “civil engineering” stands for an enormously diverse number of engineering specialties, each with its own demands. No single personality type suffices. Precision and caution, which might be viewed as conservative traits, reflect the fact that much civil engineering work is a matter of life and death. On the other hand, it is not extraordinary for civil engineers to be in the avant-garde, developing and advocating solutions that startle the public. Is the average artist, for example, less conservative, more creative, or less beholden to clients' demands than an engineer? No. The requirements of civil engineering change as society changes. Increasingly, public education is an essential part of the job. An extroverted personality will find much to do in the engineering of infrastructure. |
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