Engineer’s day
Posted by Amin Milani Fard on February 24, 2008
Today is the “national engineer’s day” in Iran in honor of “Khaje Nasir Al-Din Tusi“. So, happy engineer’s day to all current, former, and prospective engineers!
In Persian literature, root of the word “engineer” [in Persian: مهندس-Mohandes], is “measure” [in Persian: اندازه-Andeze] which was pronounced as [in Persian: هندسه-Hendese]. When Arabs got this word, they made another word by modification into [in Arabic: مهندس-Mohandes] which means “one who measures”. The word “Engineer”, however, according to Webster dictionary, has a root in English means “to design”. [1350–1400; ENGINE + -EER; r. ME engin(e)our < AF engineor OF engigneor < ML ingeni!tor, equiv. to ingeni!(re) to design, devise (v. deriv. of ingenium; see ENGINE) + L -tor -TOR]. And today, engineering is known as the interlaced art of measurement and design!
Ever thought how does it feel to have a world without engineers?
