William Le Roy Emmet Quote

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.


The Autobiography of an Engineer - Chapter XII (p. 226), The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. New York, New York, - USA. 1940


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...

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...

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...

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...