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Engineering is to a very large extent dependent upon detail...

William Le Roy Emmet

There may be said to be two kinds of engineering, that which is essentially creative, and that which is practiced in pursuit of known methods.

William Le Roy Emmet

The all-important word to the engineer is WHY, and it is astonishing how few people in the ordinary pursuits of human affairs ever think it worthwhile to trouble themselves about that question, or to make much effort to find out whether the answer suggested will bear analysis.

William Le Roy Emmet

William Le Roy Emmet

William Le Roy Emmet

Born: July 10, 1858

Died: September 26, 1941 (aged 83)

Bio: William Le Roy Emmet was an electrical engineer who made major contributions to alternating current power systems including the design of large rotary converters.

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