Comments on: Herbert Hoover’s Engineer

By: SM Systems

SM Systems — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:18:05 +0000

Without Engineers civilisation will just crumble away. A nobel profession indeed, and this fact just gets put into perspective even more so with this brilliant piece of writing.

By: Carl Harkins

Carl Harkins — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:07:50 +0000

Only one comment…architects can no more cover their mistakes with vines & trees than an engineer can hide his mistakes behind drywall & masonry. If there is a mistake, all share in the failure. If there is triumph, all share in the accolades. What is truly unfortunate is that we recognize failure more often than we celebrate success. And a truly successful project is one wherein each team member – architect, engineer, constructor, AND owner – have worked together to accomplish something that is bigger than their individual abilities could have created separately.

By: Glenn Havinoviski

Glenn Havinoviski — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:18:09 +0000

Way back in high school, I wanted to be a urban planner rather than an engineer, but I realized at some point it’s the engineer that brings the vision to life.

By: Robert Mote

Robert Mote — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:35:14 +0000

The inspirations will stand the test of time regardless of generation theories. We were gen X and Y to some other time. Think of the inspirations of Rome. I think people learn to become inspired by the lagacy of their work.

I was inspired to be an engineer through the story of the industrial development and the achievements of I K Brunel.

By: aepcentral

aepcentral — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:24:21 +0000

Thanks for reading Pat…do you believe that this attitude may be changing with those Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Nexters working their way up the corporate ladders? Is there attitude different then traditional civil engineers of past? Are they looking for the glory?

By: Pat Gaddy

Pat Gaddy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:02:28 +0000

Excellent Quote!

Mr. Hoover believed in Engineering just as we should. To clothe technology with a life of its own for the betterment of mankind.

Our work brings jobs, homes and a better standard of living to all people. And yes, we engineers are most often overlooked when it is time for kudos.

How many of my projects have been named after politicians or uninvolved people I don’t know. I do know that my work has been good for the people affected, and provided a living for my family.

Here, here for Mr. Hoover! I like his passion for the work!

By: Todd D. Wood

Todd D. Wood — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:45 +0000

Inspiring….

By: Babette Burdick

Babette Burdick — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:25:20 +0000

These are great words of passion for one’s vocation and acceptance of the responsibility for the outcome of this grand vocation. In this Web 2.0 world of “me, myself and I,” combined with today’s economic challenges, these sentiments still ring true. Monumental structures are testimonials to history and a belief in the local culture which permitted these structures to be created, to be rebuilt after catastrophic events, and to endure.