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An '''engineer''' was, in [[period]], the term for a practical scientist and artificer, someone who could design and construct (few engineers would trust |
An '''engineer''' was, in [[period]], the term for a practical [[scientist]] and artificer, someone who could design and construct (few engineers would trust someone else to build their designs, as opposed to stealing them) mechanical contrivances. |
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The earliest engineers were probably the designers of the pyramids, and the machines which helped build them; the major development came in [[Roman Empire|Roman]] times, when the creation of [[aqueduct]]s also enabled the systematic use of water power, for [[mill]]s, workshops, [[factory|factories]] and so forth. |
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Engineers also designed and built the [[siege weapon|war engine]]s of the classical and medieval eras -- |
Engineers also designed and built the [[siege weapon|war engine]]s of the [[classical]] and [[medieval]] eras -- [[catapult]]s, [[ballista]], [[trebuchet]]s and the like. In the [[Ottoman Empire]] they also developed the first [[cannon]]-type [[weapons]]. |
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Revision as of 10:41, 13 October 2006
An engineer was, in period, the term for a practical scientist and artificer, someone who could design and construct (few engineers would trust someone else to build their designs, as opposed to stealing them) mechanical contrivances.
The earliest engineers were probably the designers of the pyramids, and the machines which helped build them; the major development came in Roman times, when the creation of aqueducts also enabled the systematic use of water power, for mills, workshops, factories and so forth.
Engineers also designed and built the war engines of the classical and medieval eras -- catapults, ballista, trebuchets and the like. In the Ottoman Empire they also developed the first cannon-type weapons.
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