What is Engineering?: Crash Course Engineering #1

In our first episode of Crash Course Engineering, Shini explains what engineering is, and gives a brief overview of its four main branches (civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical) as well as a look at some of the other fields of engineering. Crash Course Engineering is produced in association with PBS Digital Studios: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1mtdjDVOoOqJzeaJAV15Tq0tZ1vKj7ZV *** RESOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/technology/engineering http://www.dictionary.com/browse/engineer http://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/23915 https://www.britannica.com/technology/military-engineering https://www.britannica.com/technology/civil-engineering https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mechanical-engineers.htm http://me.columbia.edu/what-mechanical-engineering https://www.britannica.com/technology/history-of-technology/The-Industrial-Revolution-1750-1900 https://www.livescience.com/44186-who-invented-the-steam-engine.html https://www.britannica.com/technology/steam-engine https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/college-to-career/chemistry-careers/chemical-engineering.html https://www.livescience.com/47499-what-is-engineering.html https://www.livescience.com/48134-what-is-chemical-engineering.html https://www.livescience.com/47702-aerospace-engineering.html https://www.livescience.com/47749-nuclear-engineering.html https://www.livescience.com/48001-biomedical-engineering.html http://time.com/money/4920319/the-1-college-major-that-will-earn-you-the-most-right-out-of-college/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/06/28/college-degrees-with-the-highest-and-lowest-starting-salaries-in-2017/#4a0837cb2343 “The Story of Engineering” by James Kip Finch. Anchor Books, 1960. *** Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark Brouwer, Glenn Elliott, Justin Zingsheim, Jessica Wode, Eric Prestemon, Kathrin Benoit, Tom Trval, Jason Saslow, Nathan Taylor, Divonne Holmes à Court, Brian Thomas Gossett, Khaled El Shalakany, Indika Siriwardena, SR Foxley, Sam Ferguson, Yasenia Cruz, Eric Koslow, Caleb Weeks, Tim Curwick, Evren Türkmenoğlu, D.A. Noe, Shawn Arnold, mark austin, Ruth Perez, Malcolm Callis, Ken Penttinen, Advait Shinde, Cody Carpenter, Annamaria Herrera, William McGraw, Bader AlGhamdi, Vaso, Melissa Briski, Joey Quek, Andrei Krishkevich, Rachel Bright, Alex S, Mayumi Maeda, Kathy & Tim Philip, Montather, Jirat, Eric Kitchen, Moritz Schmidt, Ian Dundore, Chris Peters, Sandra Aft, Steve Marshall -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support Crash Course on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids