mechanical engineering
noun
: a branch of engineering concerned primarily with the industrial application of mechanics and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products
mechanical engineer
noun
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Chen, 54, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 with a dual degree in finance and economics and mechanical engineering.
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Matt Durot, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The situation in the Houston region is a stark example of how expanding population and development can combine with rising hazard risk to severely strain critical infrastructure, said Michael Webber, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In the past four years with CEO Lila Snyder—a former 15-year McKinsey consultant who is herself an MIT graduate with a master’s in mechanical engineering—Bose has seemingly righted a ship that appeared to be banking toward shore.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
Ortberg earned his college degree in mechanical engineering.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 July 2024
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Matt Durot, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The situation in the Houston region is a stark example of how expanding population and development can combine with rising hazard risk to severely strain critical infrastructure, said Michael Webber, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In the past four years with CEO Lila Snyder—a former 15-year McKinsey consultant who is herself an MIT graduate with a master’s in mechanical engineering—Bose has seemingly righted a ship that appeared to be banking toward shore.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
Ortberg earned his college degree in mechanical engineering.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 July 2024
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“Mechanical engineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mechanical%20engineering. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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