3 Questions for an Engineer

1. How much does a house weigh? 2. How much weight can a rural two-lane bridge hold? Click to Zoom 3. And finally, would this be covered under the home insurance or the car insurance policy?

Written on February 16, 2012 | Posted in Discussions,Gifts for Engineers | Be the first to comment

6 Wonderful Engineering-Oriented Movies

Our hardworking staff at the The Engineering Daily recently compiled the following list of movies that would interest engineers. The research simply involved analyzing plotlines,  themes and the connection of the director to engineering to simply come us with a list of movies lacking the cliché love  stories and half-baked attempts at intellectual engagement. The [...]

Written on January 6, 2012 | Posted in Articles,Gifts for Engineers | Be the first to comment

Gift Suggestions to inspire the Young Engineer within

Intellectually Engaging Games and Books for the young engineer which provide provide fun and interactive modes of entertainment.

Written on December 21, 2011 | Posted in Articles,Gifts for Engineers | Be the first to comment

The Best Electronic Gift Ideas for Engineers

This one focuses on electronics, which any engineer would appreciate as gifts. For electronics, the key is functionality and durability.

Written on December 16, 2011 | Posted in Articles,Gifts for Engineers | Be the first to comment

5 Mentally Engaging Books that Engineers would like as Gifts

On our third installation of gifts for engineers, we present yet another guide for the confused souls who are unable to buy gifts for theirs engineer wives, husbands, friends etc.  The Gifts for Engineers series is a passionate attempt at providing guidance to those who might be clueless when it comes to getting gifts for [...]

Written on December 11, 2011 | Posted in Articles,Gifts for Engineers | Be the first to comment

5 Amazing Gifts for Engineers that will cost you less than $20

Engineers are peculiar people.  We see numbers where others see lines. We like complexity and dislike anything petty. Much more so, it the latter does not involve math. We admire the marriage between steel and concrete.  So it is not a surprising occurrence for a non-engineer to be unable to understand the things we like.   [...]

Written on November 18, 2011 | Posted in Articles,Discussions | 3 comments

What type of gifts do engineers like?

A spouse of one of our loyal users contacted me asking me for advise on the type of gift she should get for her husband. The husband, a 34-year-old civil engineer is apparently a nerd with a passion for reading. So, I decided to do a tally and determine what type of gifts engineers would [...]

Written on August 19, 2011 | Posted in Articles,Gifts for Engineers | 2 comments

Top 10 most impressive engineering projects

The following engineering projects qualify as some of the most remarkable, because many of them achieved what was at one point deemed to be impossible and fulfilled the needs of modern day life by implementing audacious approaches to solving complex challenges.
» 10.Moon Landing
» 9. Panama Canal
» 8. Burj Dubai
» 7. Millau Viaduct
» 6. The Channel Tunnel

Written on January 8, 2010 | Posted in TOP 10 | 4 comments

Top 10 remarkable engineers of all time

Top 10 most remarkable engineers of all time. Their contributions were noble and genius without which life would not have turned out the way it did.

Written on November 25, 2009 | Posted in TOP 10 | 15 comments