THE life of an engineer is largely a life spent in solving problems of a practical kind; and so his attitude to nature differs from that of the scientist. Confronted with a particular material an engineer will first ask in what way he can use its particular and special properties; whereas the scientist will want to know how those particular and special properties arise. But a good engineer must have knowledge of the scientist's conclusions, so I hope engineers will not think I am wasting time by trying to describe in these articles why wood behaves like wood and why rubber is “rubbery.” I have tried to keep the engineer's point of view in mind, and I have not attempted to give anything more than an outline of the reasons why a given material has its special and peculiar properties.
Solid Organic Materials
A Survey of the Characteristics of a New Class of Materials for Use in Engineering
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 12 , 5 ; 137-138
01.05.1940
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Emerald Group Publishing | 1940
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